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

Dheinsville Settlement

Photographed by Paul F

1. Dheinsville Settlement Marker

Inscription. Established in 1842, by the Philip Dhein family, Dheinsville is Germantown’s oldest crossroads settlement. The village contains original half-timber buildings (fachwerk), reflecting the building-construction patterns of the early pioneers who came here from the Hunsruck area of Germany. The historic commercial center is comprised of log, quarried limestone, brick and clapboard buildings dating from early settlement through the Victorian period. An important part of eastern Wisconsin’s 19th-century settlement corridor, Dheinsville preserves the built environment of pioneer life.

Erected 1998. (Marker Number 380.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 43° 15.018′ N, 88° 8.514′ W. Marker is in Germantown, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Holy Hill Road and State Hwy 145, Holy Hill Road, Maple Road, on the left when traveling east on Holy Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N128 W18780 Holy Hill Road, 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

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Christ Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knetzger Log House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Livery (approx. one mile away); The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company (approx. 1.8 miles away); Gehl’s Guernsey Farms, Inc. (approx. 2.3 miles away); Mill Road Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Jacob Schunk Farmhouse (approx. 3.7 miles away); St. John Evangelical Church (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Germantown.

More about this marker. Dheinsville is pronounced "DINES-ville"

Photographed by Paul F, February 8, 2008

2. Dheinsville Settlement Marker

Bast Bell Museum - part of the Dheinsville Historic Park. Marker is in front of barn and silo.

Photographed by Paul F, February 8, 2008

3. Dheinsville Settlement Marker

Germantown Historical Society Dheinsville Park Marker is located on opposite side of the barn.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,229 times since then and 52 times this year. Last updated on May 27, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.