List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin

Ringling Circus

Union Bank

Leopold Farm

Ten Chimneys

Silver Mound

Aztalan

Dairy Barn, State Capitol
Bradley House
North Hall,
Armory and Gymnasium, Unitarian Meetinghouse
Jacobs House 1, Jacobs House 2
LaFollette House, Science Hall

USS Cobia

Milton House

City Hall
Soldiers' Home
Turner Hall
Pabst Theater
Meir School
Greene Museum
Schoonmaker
Holbrook House

Fountain Lake Farm

Namur

Oconto Site

Fort Crawford Hospital
Dousman Hotel
Brisbois House
Astor Warehouse

Johnson Wax
Wingspread

Little White Schoolhouse

Van Hise Rock

Taliesen

Garland House

Man Mound

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Wisconsin National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)

This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.

Current landmarks

[1]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated [2]	Location	County	Description
1	Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company	Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company More images	January 7, 1976 (#74002275)	Racine 42°42′44″N87°47′29″W / 42.712198°N 87.791466°W / 42.712198; -87.791466 (Administration Building and Research Tower, S.C. Johnson Company)	Racine	Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building.
2	Astor Fur Warehouse	Astor Fur Warehouse	October 9, 1960 (#66000800)	Prairie du Chien 43°03′11″N91°09′36″W / 43.053062°N 91.160099°W / 43.053062; -91.160099 (Astor Fur Warehouse)	Crawford	Oldest known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi River valley.
3	Aztalan	Aztalan More images	July 19, 1964 (#66000022)	Lake Mills 43°03′56″N88°51′46″W / 43.065557°N 88.862884°W / 43.065557; -88.862884 (Aztalan)	Jefferson	Prehistoric site, now a state park.
4	Harold C. Bradley House	Harold C. Bradley House More images	January 7, 1976 (#72000047)	Madison 43°04′11″N89°25′16″W / 43.069785°N 89.421209°W / 43.069785; -89.421209 (Harold C. Bradley House)	Dane	Prairie School home designed by Louis H. Sullivan.
5	Brisbois House	Brisbois House More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000801)	Prairie du Chien 43°03′08″N91°09′35″W / 43.052336°N 91.159752°W / 43.052336; -91.159752 (Brisbois House)	Crawford	Built with stone left over from Fort Crawford.
6	USS Cobia	USS Cobia More images	January 14, 1986 (#86000087)	Manitowoc 44°05′24″N87°39′29″W / 44.089914°N 87.658064°W / 44.089914; -87.658064 (USS Cobia)	Manitowoc	Representative of the Gato class of U.S. World War II submarines.
7	Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House	Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House	September 25, 1997 (#97001268)	Wauwatosa 43°03′09″N88°00′46″W / 43.052382°N 88.012694°W / 43.052382; -88.012694 (Dr. Fisk Holbrook Day House)	Milwaukee	Associated with noted geologist Fisk Holbrook Day.
8	Dousman Hotel	Dousman Hotel More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000122)	Prairie du Chien 43°03′07″N91°09′35″W / 43.051949°N 91.159739°W / 43.051949; -91.159739 (Dousman Hotel)	Crawford	Hotel with ties to fur traders in area.
9	Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank	Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank More images	January 7, 1976 (#72000044)	Columbus 43°20′20″N89°00′55″W / 43.338782°N 89.015342°W / 43.338782; -89.015342 (Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank)	Columbia	One of eight "jewel box" banks designed by Louis Sullivan
10	First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse	First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse More images	August 18, 2004 (#73000076)	Shorewood Hills 43°04′33″N89°26′07″W / 43.075889°N 89.435181°W / 43.075889; -89.435181 (First Unitarian Society Meetinghouse)	Dane	Frank Lloyd Wright-designed church.
11	Fountain Lake Farm	Fountain Lake Farm	June 21, 1990 (#90000471)	Montello 43°41′30″N89°23′14″W / 43.691537°N 89.387353°W / 43.691537; -89.387353 (Fountain Lake Farm)	Marquette	Home of John Muir from 1849-1856.
12	Fourth Street (Meir) School	Fourth Street (Meir) School	December 14, 1990 (#84003720)	Milwaukee 43°03′04″N87°54′53″W / 43.051180°N 87.914848°W / 43.051180; -87.914848 (Fourth Street (Meir) School)	Milwaukee	Golda Meir attended school from 1906-1912.
13	Hamlin Garland House	Hamlin Garland House More images	November 11, 1971 (#71000040)	West Salem 43°53′57″N91°05′07″W / 43.899075°N 91.085381°W / 43.899075; -91.085381 (Hamlin Garland House)	La Crosse	Author Hamlin Garland visited and wrote here regularly.
14	Greendale Historic District	Greendale Historic District More images	October 16, 2012 (#05000763)	Greendale 42°56′29″N87°59′45″W / 42.941389°N 87.995833°W / 42.941389; -87.995833 (Greendale Historic District)	Milwaukee	One of three "greenbelt" towns built by the federal government. [3]
15	Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum	Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum	November 4, 1993 (#93001615)	Milwaukee 43°04′44″N87°52′40″W / 43.078787°N 87.877829°W / 43.078787; -87.877829 (Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum)	Milwaukee	Former museum of geology on University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus.
16	Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House	Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House More images	July 31, 2003 (#03001037)	Madison 43°03′31″N89°26′29″W / 43.058611°N 89.441389°W / 43.058611; -89.441389 (Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House)	Dane	First of more than 300 Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
17	Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House	Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House More images	July 31, 2003 (#03001038)	Madison 43°04′26″N89°32′05″W / 43.073889°N 89.534722°W / 43.073889; -89.534722 (Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House)	Dane	Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home.
18	Herbert Johnson House	Herbert Johnson House More images	June 29, 1989 (#75000076)	Wind Point 42°46′49″N87°46′15″W / 42.780378°N 87.770761°W / 42.780378; -87.770761 (Herbert Johnson House)	Racine	Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home for the Johnson of Johnson Wax.
19	Robert M. La Follette Home	Robert M. La Follette Home	January 29, 1964 (#66000020)	Maple Bluff 43°06′54″N89°22′20″W / 43.114889°N 89.372153°W / 43.114889; -89.372153 (Robert M. La Follette Home)	Dane	A home of Robert M. La Follette
20	Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm	Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm More images	January 16, 2009 (#78000082)	Fairfield 43°33′46″N89°39′33″W / 43.562778°N 89.659167°W / 43.562778; -89.659167 (Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm)	Sauk	Farm associated with the writing of Sand County Almanac
21	Little White Schoolhouse	Little White Schoolhouse More images	May 30, 1974 (#73000079)	Ripon 43°50′31″N88°50′11″W / 43.841943°N 88.836386°W / 43.841943; -88.836386 (Little White Schoolhouse)	Fond du Lac	Birthplace of the U.S. Republican Party.
22	Man Mound	Man Mound	October 31, 2016 (#16000861)	Greenfield 43°29′19″N89°40′15″W / 43.488611°N 89.670833°W / 43.488611; -89.670833 (Man Mound)	Sauk	The only surviving earthen anthropomorphic mound in North America. [4]
23	Milton House	Milton House More images	August 6, 1998 (#72000065)	Milton 42°46′36″N88°56′11″W / 42.776781°N 88.936521°W / 42.776781; -88.936521 (Milton House)	Rock	Underground railway station in unusual hotel.
24	Milwaukee City Hall	Milwaukee City Hall More images	April 5, 2005 (#73000085)	Milwaukee 43°02′30″N87°54′35″W / 43.0417°N 87.9098°W / 43.0417; -87.9098 (Milwaukee City Hall)	Milwaukee	Germanic architecture; United States' tallest habitable building 1885-1899.
25	Namur Historic District	Namur Historic District More images	December 14, 1990 (#87002553)	Namur 44°44′03″N87°39′59″W / 44.734129°N 87.666482°W / 44.734129; -87.666482 (Namur Historic District)	Door	District of Belgian-American settlers, where French with a Walloon accent is still spoken.
26	North Hall, University of Wisconsin	North Hall, University of Wisconsin More images	December 21, 1965 (#66000021)	Madison 43°04′26″N89°24′11″W / 43.073776°N 89.402951°W / 43.073776; -89.402951 (North Hall, University of Wisconsin)	Dane	First structure on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
27	Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers	Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers More images	June 17, 2011 (#05000530)	5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee 43°01′14″N87°58′42″W / 43.020429°N 87.978195°W / 43.020429; -87.978195 (Northwestern Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers)	Milwaukee	90 acres (36 ha) Milwaukee Soldiers Home (est. 1867) campus, on the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds.
28	Oconto Site	Oconto Site More images	January 20, 1961 (#66000023)	Oconto 44°53′12″N87°54′03″W / 44.886667°N 87.900833°W / 44.886667; -87.900833 (Oconto Site)	Oconto	Burial ground and artifacts dating back 5,000-6,000 years.
29	Pabst Theater	Pabst Theater More images	December 4, 1991 (#72000063)	Milwaukee 43°02′27″N87°54′38″W / 43.040852°N 87.910653°W / 43.040852; -87.910653 (Pabst Theater)	Milwaukee	Fourth-oldest continually operating theater in nation.
30	Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters	Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters More images	August 4, 1969 (#69000032)	Baraboo 43°28′01″N89°44′07″W / 43.4669°N 89.7353°W / 43.4669; -89.7353 (Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Headquarters)	Sauk	Winter headquarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus from 1884 until 1918.
31	Rock Island II Site	Rock Island II Site	December 11, 2023 (#100009834)	Rock Island 45°24′27″N86°49′21″W / 45.4075°N 86.8225°W / 45.4075; -86.8225 (Rock Island II Site)	Door	Site of camps of Native Americans, ranging from Middle Woodland around 0 CE to Oneota, to Potawatomi in the 1670s, to Ottawa in the 1760s. [5]
32	Schoonmaker Reef	Schoonmaker Reef	September 25, 1997 (#97001266)	Wauwatosa 43°02′43″N87°59′37″W / 43.045171°N 87.993629°W / 43.045171; -87.993629 (Schoonmaker Reef)	Milwaukee	Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
33	Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital	Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000121)	Prairie du Chien 43°02′30″N91°08′49″W / 43.041675°N 91.14696°W / 43.041675; -91.14696 (Second Fort Crawford Military Hospital)	Crawford	Dates back to first half of 19th century, now houses medical museum.
34	Silver Mound Archeological District	Silver Mound Archeological District	February 17, 2006 (#75000067)	Hixton 44°25′36″N90°57′35″W / 44.426628°N 90.959592°W / 44.426628; -90.959592 (Silver Mound Archeological District)	Jackson	Site of early Native American settlement.
35	Soldiers' Home Reef	Soldiers' Home Reef	November 4, 1993 (#93001617)	Milwaukee 43°01′40″N87°58′29″W / 43.027778°N 87.974722°W / 43.027778; -87.974722 (Soldiers' Home Reef)	Milwaukee	Fossilized reef, among the earliest discovered in the world.
36	Taliesin	Taliesin More images	January 7, 1976 (#73000081)	Spring Green 43°08′30″N90°04′15″W / 43.14153°N 90.07091°W / 43.14153; -90.07091 (Taliesin)	Iowa	Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home and studio.
37	Ten Chimneys	Ten Chimneys More images	July 31, 2003 (#03001042)	Genesee 42°57′51″N88°22′38″W / 42.964167°N 88.377222°W / 42.964167; -88.377222 (Ten Chimneys)	Waukesha	Residence of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
38	Turner Hall	Turner Hall More images	November 15, 1996 (#77000041)	Milwaukee 43°02′37″N87°54′56″W / 43.043611°N 87.915556°W / 43.043611; -87.915556 (Turner Hall)	Milwaukee	Associated with German-American Turners.
39	University of Wisconsin Arboretum	University of Wisconsin Arboretum More images	January 13, 2021 (#100006237)	1207 Seminole Hwy. 43°02′29″N89°25′51″W / 43.0414°N 89.4307°W / 43.0414; -89.4307 (University of Wisconsin Arboretum)	Dane
40	University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium	University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium More images	November 4, 1993 (#93001618)	Madison 43°04′33″N89°23′52″W / 43.075827°N 89.397867°W / 43.075827; -89.397867 (University of Wisconsin Armory & Gymnasium)	Dane	Associated with Wisconsin Progressive Republican movement.
41	University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn	University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn	April 5, 2005 (#02000600)	Madison 43°04′28″N89°25′06″W / 43.074547°N 89.418267°W / 43.074547; -89.418267 (University of Wisconsin Dairy Barn)	Dane	Site of veterinary nutrition research.
42	University of Wisconsin Science Hall	University of Wisconsin Science Hall More images	November 4, 1993 (#93001616)	Madison 43°04′32″N89°24′02″W / 43.075689°N 89.400616°W / 43.075689; -89.400616 (University of Wisconsin Science Hall)	Dane	Associated with noted geology instructor Charles R. Van Hise.
43	Van Hise Rock	Van Hise Rock More images	September 25, 1997 (#97001267)	Rock Springs 43°29′15″N89°54′55″W / 43.487478°N 89.915304°W / 43.487478; -89.915304 (Van Hise Rock)	Sauk	Rock outcropping that Charles R. Van Hise used to create principles of structural geology.
44	Villa Louis	Villa Louis More images	October 9, 1960 (#66000123)	Prairie du Chien 43°03′21″N91°09′33″W / 43.055833°N 91.159167°W / 43.055833; -91.159167 (Villa Louis)	Crawford	Fur trader mansion built in 1871.
45	Wisconsin State Capitol	Wisconsin State Capitol More images	January 3, 2001 (#70000031)	Madison 43°04′28″N89°23′05″W / 43.074444°N 89.384722°W / 43.074444; -89.384722 (Wisconsin State Capitol)	Dane	Example of Renaissance Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin
• List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Wisconsin

References

1. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
2. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
3. "Greendale originals designated landmark". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . October 18, 2012. pp. 2B.
4. "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
5. Mason, Ronald J. (Summer 1991). "Biography of an Island". Wisconsin Academic Review. Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters: 35–39.

External links

• National Register Information System, National Park Service.