Sheboygan Falls in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cole Historic District

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

1. Cole Historic District Marker

Inscription. The Cole Historic District, bounded by Water, Monroe, Adams and Michigan streets, is one of the few remaining historic districts in the state to display the early development of a Wisconsin community from the 1830s and 1840s. The district's two residences, mill house and hotel, built between 1837 and 1848 in the Greek Revival style, were owned by pioneer settler and entrepreneur Charles D. Cole. After the construction of a Sheboygan River bridge in 1839, this area declined and Sheboygan Falls developed on the west side of the river.

Erected 1998 by the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 389.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 43° 43.737′ N, 87° 48.563′ W. Marker is in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, in Sheboygan County. It is on Water Street south of Monroe Street (County Highway PP). Marker is next to The Rochester Inn. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Water Street, Sheboygan Falls WI 53085, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wisconsin’s Fox River Valley.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Mill House Restoration Project (within shouting distance of this marker); Downtown Sheboygan Falls Historic District

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Revolutionary War Veteran (approx. 4.1 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1230 (approx. 4½ miles away); Seils–Sterling Circus (approx. 4.9 miles away); Sheboygan Indian Mound Park (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Remains of a Massive Lumber Schooner (approx. 5½ miles away); The Remains of the Lottie Cooper (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sheboygan Falls.

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

2. Cole Historic District Marker

Cole Historic District and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Keith L, June 19, 2010

3. Cole Historic District and Marker

National Register of Historic Places #88002696

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,394 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.