Greenfield in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bodamer Log Cabin

Photographed by Paul F, July 9, 2010

1. Bodamer Log Cabin Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1832, this was one of Greenfield’s first log cabins. It was dismantled, brought to this site and restored by the Greenfield Historical Society, and dedicated as a museum September 7, 1969.

Erected by Wisconsin Council for Local History. (Marker Number 93.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1843.

Location. 42° 57.543′ N, 87° 59.053′ W. Marker is in Greenfield, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is on West Layton Avenue ¼ mile east of South 60th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5569 West Layton Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53220, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Land Survey of 1836 / Greenfield’s 1836 Greenery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenfield: The Last Town in Milwaukee County (approx. 1.1 miles away); Village of Greendale (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Rockwell Plaza" (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greendale's 'Backward Houses' (approx. 1.3 miles away); A "Greenbelt Community" (approx. 1.3 miles away); This Historic Two-Story Building Was Built In 1938

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); An Ideal Location (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenfield.

Regarding Bodamer Log Cabin. Wisconsin Registered Landmark #93

Also see . . . Finan-Gabel-Bodamer Log Cabin. Milwaukee County Historical Society website entry (Submitted on February 27, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Bodamer Log Cabin and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F, July 9, 2010

2. Bodamer Log Cabin and Marker

Marker is on pedestal at right.

Bodamer Log Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul F, July 9, 2010

3. Bodamer Log Cabin

Another view of cabin.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,224 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.