Lake Geneva in Walworth County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maple Park

National Historic District

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Maple Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, February 19, 2024

1. Maple Park Marker

Inscription. The Maple Park Historic District was platted as the first residential district in the original Village of Geneva in 1837. It includes the first town square (Maple Park) and Pioneer Cemetery. It also contains many of the earliest residences dating from the 1840’s & illustrating Italianate, Greek & Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, & Craftsman styles of architecture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 42° 35.521′ N, 88° 26.413′ W. Marker is in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in Walworth County. It is at the intersection of Warren Street and Main Street (Wisconsin Route 50), on the right when traveling north on Warren Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1031 W Main St, Lake Geneva WI 53147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Poppy (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Indian Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Maple Park National Historic District (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lake Geneva Public Library (about 600 feet away); The Charles Wilson House (about 700 feet away); Historic Lake Geneva (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Riviera (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Geneva.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Maple Park (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. At least two other Maple Park historical markers with identical text can be found in Lake Geneva, one about two blocks east on Cook Street near Main, and another three blocks east and one block north, at Geneva and Broad streets. The actual

Photographed by Sean Flynn, February 19, 2024

2. Maple Park Marker

Maple Park is located one block east and one block north of this location.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Maple Park markers

Photographed by Sean Flynn, February 19, 2024

3. Maple Park Marker

A photo from across Main Street

Photographed by Sean Flynn, February 19, 2024

4. Maple Park

The sign in front of Maple Park, which is about two blocks away from this marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 11 times this year. Last updated on April 16, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.