Cotton House
National Register of Historic Places

Cotton House

Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Listed
April 27, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
70000026

About this property

The Cotton House is a historic house located at 2640 South Webster Avenue within the Heritage Hill State Historical Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance on April 28, 1970. The Cotton House was built right around 1840, and was originally located at the corner of Beaupre and Webster Avenue. It was built by Judge Joseph Penn Arndt for John Cotton, whose family stayed in the house until 1893 when it was sold to J. W. Woodruff. Woodruff lived there until 1896, when he sold it to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, who used it as an orphanage until 1933. In 1938, the Brown County Historical Society began moving the house to its current location. The house has served as a museum since 1941.

Location

2640 South Webster Ave.
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
44.47388, -88.03038

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Cotton House listed on the National Register?

Cotton House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Cotton House?

Cotton House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cotton House?

The period of significance for Cotton House is recorded as the civil_war era.

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