Germantown in Washington County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 3, 2025

1. The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company Marker

Inscription. Chartered by a special act of the State Legislature April 1, 1854, Wisconsin’s first mutual insurance company was organized by a group of farmers for protection against fire losses. Its first office was in Stage Coach Tavern. From 1870-1911 the Home Office Building was located in Dheinsville on the Milwaukee – Fond du Lac Trail and moved to this site in 1911.

Erected 1970 by Washington County Historical Society. (Marker Number 82.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 43° 13.959′ N, 88° 10.106′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It can be reached from Insurance Place half a mile south of Freistadt Road. Marker is located in the parking lot of Germantown Mutual Insurance Company. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: W209N11845 Insurance Place, Germantown WI 53022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

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,

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Knetzger Log House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Dheinsville Settlement (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Livery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Gehl’s Guernsey Farms, Inc.

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Jacob Schunk Farmhouse (approx. 3.9 miles away); Miller-Davidson House (approx. 4.3 miles away); Koch House (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

Regarding The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company. The marker is located at the third home of Germantown Mutual. The marker references the second home, but a new headquarters was built in 1997, and the marker was moved here at that time.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 3, 2025

2. The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company Marker

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 3, 2025

3. The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company Marker

The first 1870 home of Germantown Mutual.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, August 5, 2025

4. The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company Marker

The 1911 headquarters building mentioned on the marker is on the left. The one story building to the right was a 1950s era addition.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2025, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.