Appleton History Club 1857

Appleton's Historic Parks

Appleton Homes

515 W. Fifth Street (Oldest House in Appleton)

726 E. College Ave. (First Home with a Telephone in Wisconsin)

 802 E. College Ave.(Underground Railroad Site)

417 N. Durkee (President Taft stayed here)

229 S. Durkee (Prof. James Phinney House of Lawrence University, possible site of Underground Railroad)

90 Green Bay Rd. (Buchanan House)

213 W. Prospect St. (Edward West- Grand Chute Island Canal)

325 W. Prospect (Ephraim Goff- President of Appleton Gas & Light Company)

315 W. Prospect (John Whorton- Fox River Paper Company & Commercial National Bank)

433 W. Prospect St. (Col. Theodore Conkey- Founder of Outagamie County & Wisconsin State Senator)

721 W. Front St. (Fred Blood House, son of Henry Levake Blood who was a Lawrence Agent for the University)

Humphry Pierce Home- Father of Dudley Pierce who founded what is Pierce Mafg. today. Also, Pierce Park was original Pierce land before it was the park.

216 E. North St. (Edna Ferber House)

Appleton Buildings

Lawrence University Main Hall

Lawrence University Chapel

100 E. College Ave. (Oldest building downtown 1857)

Churches

312 S. State St. (St. Mary's Catholic Church 1870's)

404 W. Lawrence (St. Joseph Catholic Church 1872)

First United Methodist Church

Museums

Hearthstone (First home in the World with electricity)

The Castle (Outagamie County Historical Society)

Paper Discover Center (Interactive)

Landmarks

Along the river on Lawe St. (Vulcan Hydro-Electric Power Plant- National Regestry- Should be a Preservation Project)

Lock Tender Home ( Current Preservation Project)

This Buildimg on Lawrence Campus sits on the site of Appleton's first Mayor's home, Amos Story