Collections by Carol/ summervp

Collections by Carol/ summervp
a/k/a Prints As Art

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Heritage Hill - Allouez, Wisconsin





Heritage Hill State (Historical) Park is a 48-acre open air museum of 25 historical structures in Allouez, Wisconsin. At this living history museum visitors are invited to explore historic buildings in four distinct areas of the park  representing various periods of Northeastern Wisconsin's rich heritage and interact with interpreters who bring their bygone era to life. I know I enjoyed my experience and know you will too. 


In the Ethinic Agricultural Area, you will find the Belgian Farm.  It is believed that the farmhouse was built after the October 10, 1871, Peshtigo Fire. The Charles Massart Family owned the farmhouse; the summer kitchen and the small log structure. The structures were located in Rosiere.  The chicken coop belonged to the Julian Romwald family. And the The barn belonged to the Lampereur family from Brussels.


 The farmhouse is a log house with brick veneer. The brick is red, probably from the area, and cream, probably from the lakeshore, possibly Milwaukee area. The brick was added sometime after the house was constructed. The brick has a “quoins” design typical of homes in Belgium. The summer kitchen is made of limestone. The barn and other out buildings are of log construction.

Cheese Factory
 This building was built in 1894 located in Kewaunee County a crossroad one mile south and east of Slovan. The original owner was listed as A. Anashek. He sold it to Joseph Adams and his wife Mary in 1895, who would have been operating it in 1905. The Clyde Cheese Factory tells the story of the importance of the cheese industry in the development of these crossroads communities. The small cheese factories of Northeastern Wisconsin were a familiar sight in the rural landscape at the turn of the 20th century.

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