National Register of Historic Places listings in Oconto County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Oconto County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Oconto County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.[1]

Location of Oconto County in Wisconsin

There are 26 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[2]

Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Archibald Lake Mound Group
Archibald Lake Mound Group
 April 4, 2012
(#12000182)		 Address Restricted
 Townsend Large group of conical and linear mounds on a ridge overlooking Archibald Lake, probably built between 200 and 1500 AD.[6]
2 Arndt's Pensaukee Sawmill Complex March 22, 2006
(#06000205)		 Address Restricted
(North of Drolette Rd, 1 mile east of US 41 near Pensaukee)[7]
 Oconto Wisconsin’s first water-powered sawmill and lumbering operation operated from 1827 until the 1860s. The only surviving structure is the dam levy on the Pensaukee River.[7]
3 Beyer Home Museum
Beyer Home Museum
 August 14, 1979
(#79000100)		 917 Park Ave.
44°53′35″N 87°51′54″W		 Oconto Brick home built in 1868 in Italianate style by Cyrus and Kitty Hart. Remodelled around 1881 to Queen Anne by George Beyer,[8] German immigrant, bookkeeper, and businessman. Now a museum.
4 Boulder Lake Site
Boulder Lake Site
 February 19, 2002
(#02000073)		 Address Restricted
 Doty Woodland period archaeological site.
5 John G. Campbell House
John G. Campbell House
 January 15, 1980
(#80000171)		 916 Park Ave.
44°53′36″N 87°51′52″W		 Oconto 1892 Queen Anne-styled house built for Campbell, a timber cruiser and businessman.[9]
6 Chute Pond Dam
Chute Pond Dam
 May 17, 2010
(#10000269)		 Chute Pond County Park WIS 32/WIS 64
45°07′52″N 88°26′35″W		 Mountain The WPA built this concrete dam in 1937 to create a recreational flowage on the Oconto River, and to provide jobs. It is on the site of an earlier log dam.[10]
7 Citizens State Bank of Gillett
Citizens State Bank of Gillett
 December 4, 2008
(#08001159)		 137 E. Main St.
44°53′26″N 88°18′19″W		 Gillett Neoclassical bank built in 1904 and lasting until 1932. Since then the building has housed a grocery store, a clothes store, a glove factory and now a dentist.[11]
8 Farnsworth Public Library
Farnsworth Public Library
 December 21, 2017
(#100001913)		 715 Main St.
44°53′20″N 87°52′23″W		 Oconto Neoclassical library designed by Henry Foeller of Green Bay and built in 1903.[12]
9 First Church of Christ, Scientist
First Church of Christ, Scientist
 November 19, 1974
(#74000111)		 Chicago and Main Sts.
44°53′24″N 87°52′39″W		 Oconto Carpenter Gothic-styled church built in 1886 - the first church built anywhere for the Church of Christ, Scientist.[13]
10 Holt and Balcom Logging Camp No. 1
Holt and Balcom Logging Camp No. 1
 December 22, 1978
(#78000121)		 E of Lakewood
45°17′54″N 88°29′44″W		 Lakewood Log building built in 1880, with cookhouse and bunkhouse - possibly the oldest logging camp in the U.S. standing on its original site. Now a museum.[14][15]
11 Holt-Balcom Lumber Company Office
Holt-Balcom Lumber Company Office
 November 13, 1976
(#76000069)		 106 Superior Ave.
44°53′13″N 87°52′08″W		 Oconto Sawmill and lumber company office with elements of Greek Revival style, built in 1854.[16]
12 Huff Jones House
Huff Jones House
 December 22, 1978
(#78000122)		 1345 Main St
44°53′14″N 87°51′46″W		 Oconto Possibly the oldest remaining home in Oconto, built in 1851 in Greek Revival style. Jones and his sons built the first stream sawmill on the Oconto River.[17]
13 Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn
Daniel E. Krause Stone Barn
 July 14, 2000
(#00000810)		 NE corner of Cty. Trunk Hwy S and Schwartz Rd.
44°43′06″N 88°10′43″W		 Chase Stone cobble barn built in 1903 - the only remaining barn of this style in the state.[6]
14 Mathey Building
Mathey Building
 February 18, 1999
(#99000242)		 126 W. Main St.
44°57′04″N 88°02′52″W		 Lena Two-story grocery store built in 1906.[18]
15 Mountain Fire Lookout Tower
Mountain Fire Lookout Tower
 August 19, 2008
(#08000790)		 Forest Service Rd. 2335 (Tower Rd.), Lakewood Ranger District, Nicolet National Forest
45°12′49″N 88°27′52″W		 Riverview Galvanized steel fire tower fabricated by Aermotor Company, moved to this location by CCC in 1935. From this high point, spotters watched this part of the Nicolet National Forest at least until the last fire was reported here in 1970.[19][20]
16 Mountain School
Mountain School
 November 22, 2000
(#00001453)		 14330 Hwy W West
45°10′56″N 88°28′33″W		 Mountain Brick high school built in 1905. A.k.a. Union Free High School and Mountain Elementary School.[21]
17 Oconto County Courthouse
Oconto County Courthouse
 March 9, 1982
(#82000690)		 300 Washington St.
44°53′22″N 87°51′58″W		 Oconto Elegant Romanesque Revival-styled courthouse with domed tower, built in 1891, damaged by fire in 1907, and added to since.[22]
18 Oconto Main Post Office
Oconto Main Post Office
 August 28, 1980
(#80004479)		 141 Congress St.
44°53′18″N 87°52′05″W		 Oconto Brick building designed by James Wetmore in Georgian Revival style and built in 1922.[23]
19 Oconto Site
Oconto Site
 October 15, 1966
(#66000023)		 Copper Culture State Park
44°53′12″N 87°54′03″W		 Oconto Burial site of at least 45 ancient Native Americans from 3000 to 4000 BC. Finds at this site helped archaeologists date the copper tools found in other places and identify a trade network that stretched from the Rockies to the Gulf coast.[24]
20 St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Guild Hall and Vicarage
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Guild Hall and Vicarage
 August 1, 1985
(#85001684)		 408 Park Ave.
44°53′18″N 87°51′51″W		 Oconto The 1866 Greek Revival Guild Hall (a.k.a. 1866-1867 Methodist Church) now houses a local theater troupe. The 1866 (or 1871?) vicarage is now styled Queen Anne. The Neo-Gothic church was demolished in 1998.[6][25][26][27]
21 St. Peter's and St. Joseph's Catholic Churches
St. Peter's and St. Joseph's Catholic Churches
 November 10, 1980
(#80000172)		 516 Brazeau Ave. and 705 Park Ave.
44°53′29″N 87°51′54″W		 Oconto St. Joseph's started as a frame building in 1870 and has developed into a Victorian Gothic church.[28] St. Peter's was built in 1899 in the Romanesque Revival style.[29]
22 Gov. Edward Scofield House
Gov. Edward Scofield House
 April 11, 1973
(#73000090)		 610 Main St.
44°53′20″N 87°52′25″W		 Oconto Italianate house built in 1868 by lumberman William Brunquest. Later the home of Wisconsin's 19th governor, where he died. Also called the Tellez house.[6][30]
23 Smyth Road Bridge
Smyth Road Bridge
 September 12, 1996
(#96001018)		 Smyth Rd. over North Branch of the Oconto River
45°18′54″N 88°24′54″W		 Lakewood Metal Pratt Truss bridge built in 1928.[31]
24 Weber Lake Picnic Ground Shelter May 21, 1996
(#96000541)		 Jct. of WI 32 and NFS 2308
45°09′37″N 88°26′58″W		 Mountain Rustic-style log picnic shelter built by the CCCs in 1937. A.k.a. Green Lake Picnic Ground Shelter.[32]
25 West Main Street Historic District
West Main Street Historic District
 May 14, 1979
(#79000101)		 Main St. from Duncan to Erie Sts.
44°53′23″N 87°52′30″W		 Oconto Residential district with 20 homes in various styles,[33] ranging from the 1857 Smith house[34] to the 1878 Second Empire Hall house[35] to the 1914 O'Kelliher bungalow[36] to the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival Bond house.[37]
26 White Potato Lake Garden Beds Site June 1, 2005
(#05000532)		 White Potato Lake Road
45°07′54″N 88°13′02″W		 Brazeau Intact raised garden plots in a geometric pattern, built by Native Americans from 1000 to 1650 AD.[6][38]

See also

References
  1. The latitude and longitude information provided is primarily from the National Register Information System, and has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. For 1%, the location info may be way off. We seek to correct the coordinate information wherever it is found to be erroneous. Please leave a note in the Discussion page for this article if you believe any specific location is incorrect.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. "Historic and Archeological Sites of Oconto County". Oconto County Historic Society. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  7. "Historic and Archeological Site of Oconto County". Oconto County Historic Society. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  8. "The Beyer Home". Oconto County Historic Society. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
  9. "John G. Campbell House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  10. "Chute Pond Dam". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historic Society. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  11. "Citizens State Bank of Gillett". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-28.
  12. "Farnsworth Public Library". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  13. "First Church of Christ, Scientist". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  14. "Holt and Balcom Logging Camp #1". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  15. "Holt and Balcom Logging Camp". Oconto County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  16. "Holt-Balcom Lumber Co. Office". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  17. "Huff Jones (Colonel David) House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  18. "Mathey Building". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
  19. "Mountain Fire Lookout Tower". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
  20. Miller, Elizabeth; Kim Potaracke. "Mountain Fire Lookout Tower" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  21. "Mountain School (Union Free High School)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  22. "Oconto County Courthouse". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  23. "Oconto Main Post Office". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  24. "Copper Culture Stage Park". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  25. "Methodist Church (1866-1867)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  26. "St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Guild Hall, and Vicarage". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  27. "Edward Fitzgerald House (1871-UN)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  28. "St. Joseph's Catholic Church". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  29. "St. Peter's Catholic Church". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  30. "Governor Edward Scofield House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  31. "Smyth Road Bridge". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  32. "Weber Lake Picnic Ground Shelter". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  33. "List of houses in West Main Street Historic District". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  34. "John Smith House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  35. "Charles Hall House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  36. "Victor O'Kelliher House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  37. "Leon Bond House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
  38. "White Potato Lake Garden Beds Site". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
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