Oconomowoc in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Inn at Pine Terrace
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 17, 2011
1. The Inn at Pine Terrace Marker
This nineteen room Victorian mansion was the showplace of Oconomowoc when it was built by Peter and Henry Schuttler in 1879 at cost of $30,000. The Schuttlers were successful Chicago wagon manufacturers known not only for their serviceable farm and commercial vehicles and their fancy society carriages but also for their sturdy prairie schooner used by pioneers traveling westward across the plains and over the mountains. It has been said that the Mormons, setting out for Utah, insisted upon Schuttler wagons before beginning their journey.
Reflecting the prestigious lake country living of other wealthy industrialists, Mon Bijou, as the Schuttler estate was called, was strictly a summer residence for the two brothers and their families, they owned the property until 1922. For the next seventy years it served vacationers as the Pine Terrace Resort.
In 1987, after much carefully detailed restoration brought the structure back to its original opulence and to the prominence it shared in the days when Oconomowoc was known as the Newport of the Midwest the house was entered in the National Register of Historic Places. Today the Inn at the Pine Terrace is a unique bed and breakfast inn.
Erected 1997 by Waukesha County Historical Society and funded by the City of Oconomowocs
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 43° 7.274′ N, 88° 29.696′ W. Marker was in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. It could be reached from the intersection of East Lisbon Road and Pine Terrace. Marker is located in the parking lot. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 351 E Lisbon Rd, Oconomowoc WI 53066, United States of America.
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It was also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Wizard of Oz (approx. Ύ mile away); Historic Okauchee (approx. 2.8 miles away); Highway Marking (approx. 4.2 miles away); Nashotah Mission (approx. 4.4 miles away); Stone Bank (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bishop Jackson Kemper Home Built 1849 (approx. 5.2 miles away); Cushing Memorial Park (approx. 5.8 miles away); St. John's Military Academy (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oconomowoc.
Other markers no longer nearby. Oconomowoc Masonic Center (was approx.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 17, 2011
2. The Inn at Pine Terrace Marker
More about this marker. Marker was removed by owner of property.
Also see . . . Inn at Pine Terrace sold in Oconomowoc. GM Today website entry (Submitted on December 12, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 17, 2011
3. The Inn at Pine Terrace
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, May 17, 2011
4. The Inn at Pine Terrace Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,194 times since then and 130 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2025, by Linda Hansen of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 19, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
