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LocationW61 N439 Washington Ave. Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°17′31″N87°59′11″W / 43.29194°N 87.98639°W / 43.29194; -87.98639 Coordinates: 43°17′31″N87°59′11″W / 43.29194°N 87.98639°W / 43.29194; -87.98639
Area0.22 acres (0.089 ha)
Built1846
ArchitectFredrick Hilgen
Architectural style Victorian
NRHP reference No. 82000694 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1982

The Wayside House (also known as the Hilgen-Schuette House) is a historic house located in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. [2] It was built by Frederick Hilgen, who later co-owned the Cedarburg Mill, and is considered the father of Cedarburg. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1982. [1] [3]

Description and history

Frederick Hilgen immigrated from Germany in 1832, working as a clerk and serving in a state militia. In 1844, he bought some undeveloped land northwest of Milwaukee, including the site of this house. He had that land platted and it became the village of Cedarburg. He and William Schroeder built a grist mill on Cedar Creek in 1845. [3]

In 1846, he built the first section of what would become the Wayside House on a wooded knoll. It was probably originally one story, with walls of coursed fieldstone, but it's difficult to tell because Hilgen kept expanding the house over the years. The current house is two stories, with a cross-gable roof and some walls clad in cream bricks. The front entrance is sheltered by an open wooden porch. By 1900, it had reached its current configuration. The house's second owner was John Schuette, and it's sometimes called the Hilgen-Schuette House. [3]

Hilgen went on to found the Cedarburg Mill in 1855 and the Wittenberg Woolen Mill in 1864. [4]

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Johann Friedrich "Frederick" Hilgen was a German American immigrant, miller, and Wisconsin pioneer. He is known as the "father" of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, and was responsible for the construction of the historic Cedarburg Mill and the Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill. He also represented Ozaukee County in the Wisconsin Senate during the 1860 legislative session.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Wayside House (Hilgen-Schuette House)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. 1 2 3 Diane H. Filipowicz; Terry L. Shoptaugh; Quentin F. Schenk (June 1980). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Wayside House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2017-03-25. With 5 photos.
  4. Donath, Donald; Pape, James B. (July 1978). "Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen Mill". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-26.