Painting
Ludemann's Farm near Milwaukee
![The Ludemann's [also spelled Lueddemann] farm had been cultivated since the early 1850s by Mr. Ludemann, "a very pleasant Saxon with his very pleasant wife." It was also a popular restaurant, known as Ludemann's on the Lake, that served good beer, wine, milk, bacon, cheese, butter, and coffee. Large numbers of people came from Milwaukee on Sunday afternoons by wagon, boat, or a two-hour walk, to picnic and occasionally listen to concerts. Shown here are the farm buildings, ships on Lake Michigan, and what appears to be the original North Point Lighthouse, built in 1855, on the bluffs north of the property.
Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner.](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700004100011/0410000096-l.jpg "Ludemann's Farm near Milwaukee")
| The Ludemann's [also spelled Lueddemann] farm had been cultivated since the early 1850s by Mr. Ludemann, "a very pleasant Saxon with his very pleasant wife." It was also a popular restaurant, known as Ludemann's on the Lake, that served good beer, wine, milk, bacon, cheese, butter, and coffee. Large numbers of people came from Milwaukee on Sunday afternoons by wagon, boat, or a two-hour walk, to picnic and occasionally listen to concerts. Shown here are the farm buildings, ships on Lake Michigan, and what appears to be the original North Point Lighthouse, built in 1855, on the bluffs north of the property. Taken from Hölzlhuber's description of the scene, translated by Vera Kroner. |
| Image ID: | 28085 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1856 |
| Creator Name: | Hölzlhuber, Franz, 1826-1898 |
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| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Franz Hölzlhuber sketches and associated materials, 1856-1860, 1959 |
| Genre: | Painting |
| Original Format Type: | paintings |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3131.13 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 5.5 inches |
| This image is one of forty-two watercolor drawings from a sketchbook by Holzlhuber, documenting his trip to the U.S., especially to Wisconsin and Canada in 1856-1860. Ludemann's was one of the first tracts purchased by the City of Milwaukee in 1890 for Lake Park, and now contains the oldest native trees in the Park. |
| Farmhouses |
| Farms |
| Restaurants |
| Sailing ships |
| Lakes |
| Michigan, Lake |
| Shorelines |
| Lighthouses |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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