About Wade House Historic Site

Wade House Historical Site, also called Old Wade House, is a 240-acre (97 ha) open-air museum in Greenbush, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin historic site, the site is operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society.

The site contains nine major structures, three of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The namesake structure is the Sylvanus Wade House constructed in 1848–1849.

Live historic interpreters wearing period-style clothing populate the park during summer operations.

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Founded
1953

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  2. RobinsonHerrlingSawmillWadeHouseGreenbushWisconsin02RobinsonHerrlingSawmillWadeHouseGreenbushWisconsinRoyalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  4. Charles Robinson House04Charles Robinson HouseRoyalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Herrling Sawmill Wade House05Herrling Sawmill Wade HouseRoyalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Black Adult Hearse Wesley Jung Carriage Museum06Black Adult Hearse Wesley Jung Carriage MuseumI, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 17 miles of Wade House Historic Site; the closest, Malone Area Heritage Museum, is about 11 miles away.