Waubeka in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Robert Cooley Homestead

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, December 27, 2011

1. Robert Cooley Homestead Marker

Inscription. Built in 1851, this is the birthplace of Robert Lawrence Cooley, who founded the Milwaukee Vocational School in 1912, the first of its kind in the country, and was its director until 1940. Cooley was born here in 1869 and died here in 1944.

Erected by Wisconsin Council for Local History. (Marker Number 62.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 43° 28.172′ N, 87° 59.596′ W. Marker is in Waubeka, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It is on County Route A west of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: W4156 CTH A, Fredonia WI 53021, 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.

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Date to Remember (approx. one mile away); Birthplace of Flag Day (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Freedom Park (approx. 3.7 miles away); Saxonia House (approx. 3.7 miles away); St. Peter's Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Theodore Rietz Distillery (approx. 6.3 miles away); Nowack House (approx. 6.4 miles away).

More about this marker. Marker is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark #62. Home is a private residence. Please respect the homeowner's privacy.

Also see . . . MATC Presidents. Milwaukee Area Technical College (Submitted on March 10, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin.)

Robert Cooley Homestead (private residence) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, December 27, 2011

2. Robert Cooley Homestead (private residence)

Marker is on the front of the house; however, the shrubbery is grown so high on the front it is difficult to see from the road.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 949 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.