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The second floor houses the Gift Shop and Theatre, where visitors can view a 16-minute documentary about George Boldt and Boldt Castle. Most of the rooms on the third and fourth floors are unfurnished, but there are exhibits of pictures and original artifacts of the Thousand Islands region during the Gilded Age in which the Boldts lived.
November 4, 1993 (Roughly, Central Ave. from Depot St. to Third St. Marshfield: Includes many old brick businesses like the Thomas House Hotel built after the fire of 1887, the Romanesque Revival old city hall built in 1901, the Craftsman-styled Wisconsin Central depot built in 1910, and the eclectic-styled Hotel Charles built in 1925, which hosted JFK, Patsy Cline, and possibly John Dillinger.
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance. There are 45 National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin.
Castle La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin) designed for Lumber Baron N.B. Holway in 1892. This imposing limestone building incorporates Richardson Romanesque with Queen Anne elements.The main residence contains 40+ rooms over 5 floors, 17,000 square feet. Castle Museum, Saginaw, Michigan, designed by William Martin Aikenbuilt and built in 1897. It ...
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Boldt Castle: 1904 Châteauesque and Romanesque: GW & WD Hewitt: Alexandria Bay: Built for George Boldt, today is a tourist attraction. Rochroane Castle 1905 Medieval: A.J.Manning: Irvington: Was built for Melchior Stewart Beltzhoover, was destroyed by fire in 1970s. more images: Laurelton Hall: 1905: Art Nouveau: Louis Comfort Tiffany: Laurel ...
The house was of exotic design to the area and unmatched in the Wisconsin landscape at the time. The house was completed in 1901. Mrs. Lauerman only lived there for two years after its completion. Mr. Lauerman continued to live in the house until his death in 1959. The house still remains with his family. [3]
The area the district encompasses was historically referred to as "The Hill" - the first such reference being the plat map of A.G. Ellis dated 1835. This hill is the dominant natural feature in the area, where the ridge of the hill runs parallel to the Fox River, and shaped development of Astor from the very beginning of settlement in the area.