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Grignon House
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The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white settlers. Charles paid for the construction of the house in part with the money he recieved for negotiating a treaty with the Menominee Indians. Both workmen and materials for the house were brought in from Buffalo, N.Y., then up the Fox River by canoe to the location. The frame structure was built in the Greek Revival style, with fine wood interior, newell post and cherry stair rail, five fireplaces and originally eleven bedrooms. The house was originally called "The Mansion in the Woods" and is located in the setting of 100 year-old elms. It was occupied until 1933 and the house served variously as an inn, church, trading post and, later, a museum. The Grignon house was restored in 1940-1941. It then was represented on the Historic American Buildings Survey and the National Register of Historic Places.
1950
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1950 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 25 x 17 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
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| Call Number | PF Kaukauna.17 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Grignon House
1951
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
Grignon House After Restoration
1945
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
Grignon House After Restoration
1942
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
Front of Grignon House
June 17, 1890
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
Path to the Grignon House
1948
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
Dining Room in the Grignon House
1930
The Grignon house was built (at the later address of 1313 Augustine Street) in 1836 by Charles Grignon. Charles Grignon was the son of Augustin Grignon, one of Wisconsin's first permanent white set...
