National Historic Landmark · house · Maple Bluff, Wisconsin

LaFollette, Robert M., House

Historic house in Wisconsin, United States in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin. Built 1849. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

LaFollette, Robert M., House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Robert M. La Follette House

Robert M. La Follette House is a historic house located at 733 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, United States. The house was the home of Robert M. La Follette, Wisconsin governor and U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate, from 1905 until his death in 1925. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address733 Lakewood Blvd., Maple Bluff, WI
CountyDane County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000020
Built1849
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
Address733 Lakewood Blvd., Maple Bluff, WI
Coordinates43.11452, -89.37289 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIce Age National Scenic Trail · 61 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000020. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.