Fort Howard Officers' Quarters
National Register of Historic Places

Fort Howard Officers' Quarters

Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 21, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72001548

About this property

The Fort Howard Officers' Quarters, in Heritage Hill State Park at 2640 S. Webster Ave. in Green Bay, Wisconsin, were built in c.1816 or in 1830, according to various sources. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is an 1830 Federal-style building, in which Fort Howard's officers lived with their families. This building is currently interpreted at the park as the Company Kitchen/Orderly Room. The structure at the park named Fort Howard Officers' Quarters is a reproduction built in 1982. Is an original Fort Howard building, built c. 1816, which served as the kitchen of the commanding officer's quarters. It is a one-and-a-half-story building with two pedimented roof dormers. It was moved around 1866-1869 to Green Bay to serve as a house there, and was not altered much besides addition of a porch and a lean-to shed. In 1952 it was given to the Brown County Historical Society, which gave it to the City of Green Bay. It was later moved to the grounds of the Old Fort Howard Hospital and restored, including removal of the porch and lean-to.

Location

2640 S. Webster Ave.
Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin
44.47390, -88.03461

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When was Fort Howard Officers' Quarters listed on the National Register?

Fort Howard Officers' Quarters was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Fort Howard Officers' Quarters?

Fort Howard Officers' Quarters is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fort Howard Officers' Quarters is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1816.

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