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115 E Collins St, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States Coordinates 43°06′34″N 88°29′54″W / 43.10944°N 88.49833°W / 43.10944; -88.49833 ( Milwaukee Road Depot (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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The property features 700 feet (210 m) of lake frontage on Oconomowoc's Lac LaBelle. [2] Known as Knollward, it is an example of French manor house architecture. The estate covers 15,222-square-foot (1,414.2 m 2 ), with 30 rooms.
Large houses were established around the Oconomowoc lakes, particularly Oconomowoc Lake and Lac La Belle. The population grew so much that Oconomowoc incorporated as a city in 1865, [14] and by 1880 it had a population of 3,000. [6] In August 1899 a professional golf tournament hosted by the Oconomowoc Country Club was won by Harry Turpie. [15]
This birds-eye rendering of a 59-acre development planned for a Pabst Farms parcel east of Fleet Farm in Oconomowoc shows the variety of buildings that would be built if the project is approved.
Oconomowoc Lake is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Located just outside the City of Oconomowoc , the village includes the residential area encircling Oconomowoc Lake. Around the turn of the 20th century, the area become known as a summer retreat for wealthy residents of Milwaukee and Chicago.
Arriving in 1928, the monks settled in Oconomowoc, a suburb of Milwaukee. [2] There they founded the Monastery of Our Lady of Spring Bank , following the ancient Cistercian practice of dedicating their monasteries to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of the locale in which they live.
John Star Rockwell (March 25, 1810 - February 3, 1863) is known as the "father of Oconomowoc." [1] He is responsible for building many of the city's original foundations: a grist mill, the first store, hotel, fire department, elementary school, [2] and library. [3] Rockwell also donated land for the community's churches.