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

Kilbourntown House

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 4, 2011

1. Kilbourntown House Marker

Inscription. Built about 1844 by Benjamin Church, a pioneer carpenter and builder, in the Kilbourntown section of early Milwaukee. With its clean lines and fluted Doric columns, the house is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. Its construction featured the use of hand-hewn timbers of oak and elm. The exterior walls are lined with brick for insulation and strength.

In 1938, Kilbourntown House was moved to this site from its original location near Fourth and Court Streets through the efforts of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the Milwaukee County Park Commission and the Colonial Dames of Wisconsin. Restoration was carried out as a WPA project. Furnished by the Colonial Dames with articles in use prior to 1865, the building was reopened on September 4, 1939.

Erected 1970 by Milwaukee County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1981.

Location. 43° 5.525′ N, 87° 53.893′ W. Marker is in Shorewood, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is on Estabrook Parkway 0.2 miles north of East Capitol Drive, on the right when traveling north

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. Marker is located in Estabrook Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53211, 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: Shorewood Armory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Shorewood High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Sauk Trail (approx. 0.7 miles away); Shorewood Village Hall (approx. ¾ mile away); Lueddemann’s-On-The-River (approx. 0.9 miles away); Carl Sandburg Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Steamer Appomattox (approx. 1.2 miles away); In Honor of the Men and Women of the 25th Ward (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shorewood.

Also see . . . Benjamin Church House (Shorewood, Wisconsin). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on November 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 4, 2011

2. Kilbourntown House Marker

located under the crabapple tree to the right of photo.

Kilbourntown House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 4, 2011

3. Kilbourntown House

Kilbourntown House Herb Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 4, 2011

4. Kilbourntown House Herb Garden

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 4, 2011

5. Herb Garden

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,142 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 4, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.