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Heritage Hill State Historical Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Map showing the location of Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Map showing the location of Heritage Hill State Historical Park
Map showing the location of Heritage Hill State Historical Park
LocationBrown County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°28′26″N 88°1′59″W / 44.47389°N 88.03306°W / 44.47389; -88.03306
Area56 acres (23 ha)
Authorized1977
Visitors60,000
Governing bodyHeritage Hill Foundation
Websiteheritagehillgb.org

Heritage Hill State Historical Park, is a 56-acre open-air museum located in Allouez, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin state park, the site is operated by a non-profit organization called the Heritage Hill Corporation in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The Heritage Hill Corporation operates, maintains and develops the park under terms of a lease with the DNR.

The site contains 26 historical and reproduction structures, mostly endangered historic buildings moved from other locations plus a few modern reconstructions. The Park is divided into four main areas: The Fur Trade, representing the first contact and fur trade industry in Wisconsin; The Growing Community, representing Green Bay's beginnings as a burgeoning metropolis in the late 19th century; The Belgian Farmstead, a representation of immigrant farming communities in the early 20th century; and Fort Howard, a reconstruction of how Fort Howard would have stood on the west side of Green Bay in the mid-19th century.

The park is open year-round with the majority of programming occurring May—September. The park is staffed by costumed guides called "interpreters".

History

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Previously the property was used as a prison farm with orchards tended by prison labor. Construction of highway 172 across the Fox River cut off the farm from the prison and the land fell under the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In 1972 the DNR Natural Resources Board approved the establishment of a historical park. In a meeting held at Cotton House on July 18, 1972, the name Heritage Hill State Historical Park was chosen for the new historic site. At the same time a proposed development plan and an opening date of May 1, 1977, was selected.[1] Over the next 20 years more than 25 buildings and 15 acres of land were added to the park. Preservation of the buildings and its artifacts and the interpretation of the history of Northeastern Wisconsin and its people remains a primary objective.

Collections

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Heritage Hill has more than 9,000 artifacts in its collection, mostly displayed in the buildings. Some of this collection is on loan from the Green Bay-De Pere Antiquarians, Brown County Historical Society, and Wisconsin Historical Society. The collection includes original artwork, books, clothing and furnishings dating from the 17th century to present. One unique piece displayed in the Tank Cottage is a hand-painted screen that the Tank family brought with them when they moved to Wisconsin in the late 1600s.

Education Center

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In 2006, the Betsy Hendrickson and Lucyanna Hitch Education Center was constructed. The center allows year-round use for education programs as well as business meetings, receptions, and parties. Education programs draw about 18,000 students per year. Students acquire a first hand look at how their early relatives worked and played. The programs meet benchmarks and standards in history and social studies.

List of structures

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Six of the site's structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park's Belgian Farmstead and Moravian church were listed on the National Register but were delisted upon being relocated. Seven other buildings in the park collection are modern replicas constructed on-site.

Structure name and location Image Original location Original build date Moved to park Construction/style/notes
Allouez Town Hall
44°28′33″N 88°02′05″W / 44.475789°N 88.034823°W / 44.475789; -88.034823 (Allouez Town Hall)		 2143 South Webster, Allouez 1912 1977 Wood framed with gable roof[2]
Baird Law Office
44°28′32″N 88°02′04″W / 44.475627°N 88.034484°W / 44.475627; -88.034484 (Baird Law Office)		 Main and Monroe
Green Bay		 1835 1975 Greek Revival[3]
Listed on the NRHP in 1970 (#70000025)
Bark Chapel
44°28′29″N 88°02′18″W / 44.474768°N 88.038225°W / 44.474768; -88.038225 (Bark Chapel)		 Constructed on site 1981 N/A Sapling framework with bark covering, replica of the first church in Wisconsin which was about 1 mile south of its location[4]
Belgian Farmstead Farmhouse
44°28′24″N 88°01′58″W / 44.473360°N 88.032772°W / 44.473360; -88.032772 (Farmhouse)		 Rosiere 1872 1984 Log with brick veneer[5] Listed on the NRHP as the Massart Farmstead (#80000143) but was removed in 1984.
Belgian Farmstead Dairy Barn
44°28′23″N 88°01′59″W / 44.473165°N 88.033144°W / 44.473165; -88.033144 (Dairy Barn)		 Rosiere 1900 1984 Log/astylistic utilitarian[6]
Belgian Farmstead Horse Barn
44°28′24″N 88°01′57″W / 44.473246°N 88.032473°W / 44.473246; -88.032473 (Horse Barn)		 Rosiere 1900 1984 Log/astylistic utilitarian[7]
Belgian Farmstead chicken coop
44°28′23″N 88°01′57″W / 44.473085°N 88.032492°W / 44.473085; -88.032492 (chicken coop)		 Rosiere 1872 1984 Log/astylistic utilitarian[8]
Belgian Farmstead pig house
44°28′23″N 88°01′59″W / 44.473035°N 88.033194°W / 44.473035; -88.033194 (pig house)		 Rosiere 1872 1984 Log/astylistic utilitarian[9]
Belgian Farmstead outhouse
44°28′24″N 88°01′59″W / 44.473329°N 88.033078°W / 44.473329; -88.033078 (outhouse)		 Rosiere 1872 1984 Astylistic utilitarian[10]
Belgian Farmstead summer kitchen
44°28′24″N 88°01′59″W / 44.473355°N 88.033008°W / 44.473355; -88.033008 (summer kitchen)		 Rosiere 1902 1984 Cut stone[11]
Belgian Farmstead Roadside Chapel
44°28′25″N 88°01′57″W / 44.473507°N 88.032392°W / 44.473507; -88.032392 (Roadside Chapel)		 Duvall 1871 1983 Wood frame[12]
Belgian Farmstead windmill
44°28′24″N 88°01′59″W / 44.473244°N 88.033063°W / 44.473244; -88.033063 (windmill)		 Duvall 1871 1983 Metal[13]
Blacksmith Shop
44°28′32″N 88°02′04″W / 44.475521°N 88.034400°W / 44.475521; -88.034400 (Blacksmith Shop)		 Danz and University
Green Bay		 1850 1976 Wood frame[14]
Cheese Factory
44°28′25″N 88°01′58″W / 44.473673°N 88.032846°W / 44.473673; -88.032846 (Cheese Factory)		 Slovan[15] 1894 1994 Wood framed
Cotton House
44°28′25″N 88°01′49″W / 44.473730°N 88.030345°W / 44.473730; -88.030345 (Cotton House)		 Beaupre and Webster
Green Bay		 1845 1938 Timber frame/Greek Revival[16]
Listed on the NRHP in 1970 (#70000026)
Court House
44°28′34″N 88°02′14″W / 44.476039°N 88.037164°W / 44.476039; -88.037164 (Court House)		 Door County before 1814 1976 Full log with dovetail joints
Court House Monument
44°28′33″N 88°02′15″W / 44.475722°N 88.037461°W / 44.475722; -88.037461 (Court House Monument)		 At current location 1934 Stone and Mortar
This monument marks the site of the first court house in 1825
Fort Howard Guard Building
44°28′26″N 88°02′03″W / 44.473936°N 88.034135°W / 44.473936; -88.034135 (Guard Building)		 Kellogg and Chestnut
Green Bay		 1833[note 1] 2014 Half of this structure is a restoration of the original guard building from the fort and half is a replica. The reconstruction in 2014 at the park was done in conjunction with renovations to the Commanding Officer's Quarters.[17]
Fort Howard Hospital
44°28′27″N 88°02′04″W / 44.474241°N 88.034359°W / 44.474241; -88.034359 (Hospital)		 Kellogg and Chestnut
Green Bay		 1835 1975 Timber frame w/ clapboards/Federal[18]
Listed on the NRHP in 1979 (#71001075)
Hospital was originally constructed as an addition to the Ward Building but they were split when they were moved in the 1930s. The reconstruction in 1975 at the park recombined the buildings.
Fort Howard Ward Building
44°28′27″N 88°02′03″W / 44.474170°N 88.034197°W / 44.474170; -88.034197 (Ward Building)		 Kellogg and Chestnut
Green Bay		 1816 1975 Timber frame w/ clapboards/Federal[19]
Listed on the NRHP in 1979 (#72001547)
Fort Howard Post School
44°28′28″N 88°02′02″W / 44.474337°N 88.033840°W / 44.474337; -88.033840 (Post School)		 Constructed on site 1982 N/A Federal
Fort Howard Company
Kitchen/Orderly Room
44°28′27″N 88°02′01″W / 44.474252°N 88.033650°W / 44.474252; -88.033650 (Kitchen)		 Kellogg and Chestnut
Green Bay		 1816 1975 Federal - timber frame[20]
Listed on the NRHP in 1979 (#72001548)
This structure is listed on the NRHP as Fort Howard Officer’s Quarters. The park currently interprets this building as the Kitchen/Orderly room.[21]
Fort Howard Officer's Quarters
44°28′26″N 88°02′01″W / 44.473917°N 88.033696°W / 44.473917; -88.033696 (Fort Howard Officer's Quarters)		 Constructed on site 1982 N/A Federal[22]
Franklin Hose Company
44°28′30″N 88°02′02″W / 44.474882°N 88.033840°W / 44.474882; -88.033840 (Franklin Hose Company)		 Main and Irwin
Green Bay		 1870 1975 Wood frame[23]
Fur Trader's Cabin
44°28′31″N 88°02′17″W / 44.475220°N 88.038091°W / 44.475220; -88.038091 (Fur Trader's Cabin)		 739 Adams St
Green Bay		 1810 1975 Pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse[24]
Maple Sugaring House
44°28′32″N 88°02′15″W / 44.475621°N 88.037581°W / 44.475621; -88.037581 (Maple Sugaring House)		 Constructed on site 1981 N/A Log
Moravian Church
44°28′29″N 88°01′56″W / 44.474732°N 88.032199°W / 44.474732; -88.032199 (Moravian Church)		 Moravian St
Green Bay		 1842 1980 Timber framed Gothic Revival[25]
Listed on the NRHP in 1972 as the East Moravian Church (#72001588) but later delisted in 1983.
Print Shop
44°28′32″N 88°02′03″W / 44.475458°N 88.034302°W / 44.475458; -88.034302 (Print Shop)		 Constructed
on site		 1976 N/A Wood framed
Tank Cottage
44°28′32″N 88°02′09″W / 44.475549°N 88.035927°W / 44.475549; -88.035927 (Tank Cottage)		 On Fox River at 8th Street
Green Bay		 1776 1976 Pièce-sur-pièce à coulisse[26]
Listed on the NRHP in 1970 (#70000028). This building is the oldest standing house in Wisconsin[27]
Tank barn
44°28′32″N 88°02′08″W / 44.475621°N 88.035521°W / 44.475621; -88.035521 (Tank barn)		 Constructed on site N/A
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
44°28′25″N 88°01′51″W / 44.473606°N 88.030844°W / 44.473606; -88.030844 (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier)		 At current location 1938 N/A Dry-stacked limestone
Victorian Bandstand
44°28′31″N 88°02′05″W / 44.475200°N 88.034720°W / 44.475200; -88.034720 (Bandstand)		 Constructed on site 1982 N/A Victorian
YMCA Library
44°28′31″N 88°02′03″W / 44.475380°N 88.034056°W / 44.475380; -88.034056 (YMCA Library)		 810 Chestnut St
Green Bay		 1872 1977 Wood framed w/ brick veneer/Greek Revival[28]
Visitors center
44°28′24″N 88°01′53″W / 44.473465°N 88.031448°W / 44.473465; -88.031448 (Visitors center)		 Constructed on site N/A
Maintenance/restoration building
44°28′30″N 88°01′58″W / 44.475031°N 88.032816°W / 44.475031; -88.032816 (Maintenance)		 Constructed on site N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of the Park". Heritage Hill State Historical Park. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "ALLOUEZ TOWN HALL". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "BAIRD LAW OFFICE". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  4. ^ plaque in chapel
  5. ^ "Massart Farmstead". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Dairy Barn". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  7. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Horsebarn". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  8. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Chicken Coop". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  9. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Pig House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  10. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Outhouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "Belgian Farmstead Kitchen". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  12. ^ "Roadside Chapel". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Windmill". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  14. ^ "DEWITT BLACKSMITH SHOP". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  15. ^ Display sign at building, "Originally constructed in 1894, this cheese factory was located in Kewaunee County near Slovan."
  16. ^ "Captain John Winslow Cotton House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  17. ^ "Fort Howard Guard House Campaign". Heritage Hill State Historical Park. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  18. ^ "Fort Howard Hospital". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  19. ^ "Fort Howard Ward Building". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  20. ^ "Fort Howard Officers' Quarters". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  21. ^ "Company Kitchen/Orderly Room". Heritage Hill Foundation. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  22. ^ "Fort Howard Officer's Quarters". Heritage Hill Foundation. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  23. ^ "FRANKLIN FIRE HOUSE #2624". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  24. ^ "Fur Traders Cabin". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  25. ^ "East Side Moravian Church". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  26. ^ "Tank Cottage". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  27. ^ "Wisconsin's Logging Camps Attract Tourists". Chicago Tribune. August 4, 1963. p. Section 6, p2. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  28. ^ "YMCA". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

Notes

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  1. ^ From letter from Engle to Quartermaster Jesup dated Sept 30, 1833
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