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First Methodist Church
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View of the First Methodist Church and the corner of the Service Building. The church was built in 1854 by Charles Robinson, the builder of Butternut House (located across the street from the church) and possibly the designer of the Old Wade House.
1950
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First Methodist Church
1950
View of the First Methodist Church, with two women standing on the church steps, and another woman standing on the sidewalk. The church was built in 1854 by Charles Robinson, the builder of Buttern...
Butternut House
1950
View of the Butternut House without the cupola. The Butternut House was the residence of Sylvanus Wade's eldest daughter and her husband.
Butternut House
1953
View of the Butternut House in the Kohler Foundation restoration project. The service building at the right in the background is operated by the Conservation Department. The Butternut House was the...
Butternut House
1952
View of the Butternut House, a Kohler Foundation restoration project. The home was erected in the early 1850's by Charles W. Robinson, son-in-law of Sylvanus Wade. The Kohler Foundation has restore...
Wade House
1935
View of the east elevation of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became the most important stop o...
