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Neat Buildings and Homes As we drive around the state, we wander into some great reminders of the past, buildings and homes with character, or, we just plain like them a lot. Hope you enjoy!
I always get a kick out of an old school that has been converted to a home. This is the old Forest School, now a home, on Forest Road deep in the woods of northwestern Langalde County.
Here she is back in the day, the second school building for Upham district No. 7 (Forest). She was built by August Klever. The first school was a log school. There's a nice little history of these and others osted by rootsweb. This home used to be a school, called Shadow Oaks, Red Springs, Shawano County. I am told it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The first floor has a ceiling about 14 ft. high. One bedroom, with a working bell in the bell tower. On CH G near Hwy 47. I love the simplicity and lines of the architecture, the limestone used, the magnificent setting against the Wolf River to the rear, and the way the sunlight reflected off everything. It's in the city of Shawano at 619 Danks St. facing the end of S. Weed St. This home caught my attention while on CH N just east of Maple Rd. in the Town of Birnamwood. It really has the Old World look. Those are not logs for the lower half of the home. They look like hand hewn wood beams, held together by some kind of masonry such as concrete. I was most impressed by that stash of neatly piled fire logs in the rear. It would be interesting to know whether this is th eoriginal home, or whether it was built from reclaimed wood from very old structures. Gresham Depot Museum in Gresham, Shawno County, at Red Lake, a unique Soo-line station in its day. Inside it displays an excellent, unique collection of railroad memorabilia including telegrapher's equipment, pictures and timetables, old fashioned railroad lanterns, freight wagons and a variety of other railway equipment along with local history. Headquarters General Store, Stockbridge Indian Nation, Moh He Con Nuck Rd., Shawno County, a delightful place to stop and browse Native American items and crafts, an dpick up some groceries if you like. |
Photo credits: Ed Marek, Marek Enterprise Forest School, now a home, Upham, Langlade County General Store, Stockbridge Indian Nation Hand hewn wood home, Birnamwood Shadow Oaks, a home in Red Springs, Shawano Shawano home with its back to the Wolf River Historic buildings make towns unique. "The past is important because the past is responsible for everything we are today. It is our individual collective identity. Today things have changed. Almost every town looks the same. They are no longer unique, unless they have retained some of the historic heritage. It is the uniqueness of the historic buildings that make each place individual." September 29, 2005. We highlight the great things about Wisconsin, which are also things that reflect so well on America --- its people, land, and culture. |
