Capt. Alexander A. Arnold Farm

The Capt. Alexander A. Arnold Farm is located in Galesville, Wisconsin. The farm is located near U.S. Route 53 across from Gale / Ettrick / Trempealeau High School at 19408 Silver Creek Road.[1] The farm once belonged to Speaker of the Assembly and State Senator Alexander Ahab Arnold. He designed and built the farm along with Samuel Luce.[1] Arnold used the farm to raise shorthorn cattle.[2] At the time, the 400-acre (160 ha) lot held a two-story farmhouse with 15 rooms and a New York-style barn.[1] The farmhouse is a brick structure.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]

Capt. Alexander A. Arnold Farm
Alexander Arnold "Eastside Farm"
LocationGalesville, Wisconsin
Built1900
Built byAlexander A. Arnold and Samuel Luce
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.78000142

In 1983, the community formed an organization to restore the farm called the Garden of Eden Preservation Society.[1] As of 2018, it continues work on the project.[1] It is open for tours on Sundays in June, July and August.[5]

  • House
  • Barn (right) and icehouse (left)

References
  1. "Eastside Farm – 19408 Silver Creek Road Galesville, WI 54630". newsite.eastsidefarm.org. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. "Biographical Sketches of Galesville Residents". WIGenProject. 1881. pp. 1042–1045. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  3. "Alexander Arnold Farm". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 11, 2005. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. "2016 AA Arnold House Events Flyer" (pdf). Galesville Area Chamber of Commerce. 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2018.


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