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

Courthouse Square

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014

1. Courthouse Square Marker

Inscription. The jail was designed by Oshkosh, Wisconsin architect William Waters and built in 1876. The building served a dual purpose of being both the sheriff's home and also the county lock-up. It was in use continuously until 1969. That year a county referendum saved the building from demolition. The Kewaunee County Historical Society was allowed to convert the building into a museum. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The present courthouse was built encompassing the original structure, dating to 1873. The photo shows how the jail and courthouse looked around 1910.

Erected 1998 by the Kewaunee County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 44° 27.389′ N, 87° 30.302′ W. Marker is in Kewaunee, Wisconsin, in Kewaunee County. It can be reached from the intersection of Dodge Street and Vliet Street. Marker is attached to the former sheriff's residence and jail, to the right of the north entrance door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 613 Dodge Street, Kewaunee WI 54216, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War and Cuban Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Great Kewaunee Fire (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early History of Kewaunee (approx. ¼ mile away); Car – Ferry Service (approx. 0.4 miles away); Barge "Emerald" (approx. 0.6 miles away); Father Marquette (approx. ¾ mile away); Kewaunee Marsh Arsenic Spill Area (approx. 1½ miles away); Kewaunee County Lime Kilns (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kewaunee.

More about this marker.
photo caption: Photo Prior to 1900

Also see . . . Kewaunee County Historical Society. (Submitted on September 21, 2014.)

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014

2. Courthouse Square Marker

Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014

3. Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and Jail

National Register of Historic Places #96000728
Listed July 5, 1996

Courthouse Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014

4. Courthouse Square

4.7-inch Howitzer
Watervliet Arsenal 1911

Kewaunee County Historical Society Jail Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, September 18, 2014

5. Kewaunee County Historical Society Jail Museum

The courthouse can be seen in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.