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

Maple Park National Historic District

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, April 9, 2025

1. Maple Park National Historic District 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 constains many of the earliest residences dating from the 1840's & illustrating Italianate, Greek & Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, & Craftsman styles of architecture.

Erected by Lake Geneva Historic Preservation Commission.

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

Location. 42° 35.515′ N, 88° 26.505′ W. Marker is in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in Walworth County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 50) and Maxwell Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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: Historic Indian Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maple Park (about 400 feet away); The Poppy (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Lake Geneva Public Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Charles Wilson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Lake Geneva (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Veterans Buried in Pioneer Cemetery (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. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Maple Park Historic District at Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 1, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin.)

Photographed by Susan Van Den Bosch, April 9, 2025

2. Maple Park National Historic District Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2025, by Susan Van Den Bosch of Almond, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.