Wisconsin - Kewaunee County
Kewaunee County Wisconsin has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include MAJOR WILBUR FR. BROWDER (tugboat), Massart Farmstead, DANIEL LYONS (Shipwreck) and Pilgrim Family Farmstead and Ahnapee Brewery.

Several famous people are associated with these Kewaunee County historic places including Friedrich Pehlgrim and Melvin William Perry.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kewaunee County places including Jean Baptiste Massart, Jacobsen Shipyard, Cox and Stevens, George Goble, Neal A. Melick, John Janda, Robert Messmer, Henry C. Kock, Frank Pies and W.E. Reynolds. Prominent architectural styles found in Kewaunee Country are Italianate, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

AMERICA (canaller) Shipwreck (added 2013 - - #13000467)
4 mi. offshore, Carlton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Maritime History, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Ahnapee Brewery (added 1994 - - #94000597)
Also known as Von Stiehl Winery
115 Navarino St. , Algoma
Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing, Warehouse
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Processing, Specialty Store
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DANIEL LYONS (Shipwreck) (added 2007 - - #07001048)
E of Stoney Cr. outlet, 4 mi. offshore , Lake Michigan
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Dettman, Art, Fishing Shanty (added 1993 - - #93001428)
Church St. at the Ahnapee R. , Algoma
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site, Storage
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Halada, George, Farmstead (added 1993 - - #93000026)
Also known as Kozlik,Frank,Farmstead
E-1113 Co. Trunk Hwy. F, Montpelier Township , Ellisville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail (added 1996 - - #96000728)
Also known as Kewaunee County Historical Society Jail Museum
Court House Sq., jct. of Dodge and Vliet Sts. , Kewaunee
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Janda, John, Waters, William
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Law
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Kewaunee Post Office (added 2000 - - #00001247)
119 Ellis St. , Kewaunee
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Simon, Louis A., Melick, Neal A.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
MAJOR WILBUR FR. BROWDER (tugboat) (added 2002 - - #02000284)
Also known as LT-4, Tug Ludington
Harbor Park, Kilbourn St. , Kewaunee
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Marquette Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001167)
Roughly bounded by Lake Michigan and Center, Juneau and Lincoln Sts. , Kewaunee
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Messmer, Robert, Kock, Henry C.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, School, Single Dwelling
Massart Farmstead (added 1984 - - #80000143)
N of Casco on SR C , Casco
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Massart,Jean Baptiste
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Perry, Melvin W. and Mary, House (added 2008 - - #07001461)
519 3rd St. , Algoma
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Perry, Melvin William
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pilgrim Family Farmstead (added 1979 - - #79000091)
SW of Kewanee on Church Rd. , Kewaunee
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Historic Person:
Pehlgrim,Friedrich
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Lawrence Catholic Church (added 1989 - - #89000056)
Jct. of WI 163 and County Hwy. J , Stangelville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reynolds,W.E., Paulu,Jon
Architectural Style:
Other, Pueblo
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
More Information:
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