The Alexander Noble House, built in 1875, is a historic Greek Revival farmhouse located in Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 42. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1996.
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| Location | Fish Creek, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°7′39.44″N 87°14′47.61″W / 45.1276222°N 87.2465583°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architect | Alexander Noble |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000159 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1996 |
Description and history
editAlexander Noble, one of the founders of Fish Creek, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1829 and moved to Fish Creek in 1863. He served the community as blacksmith, postmaster, town chairman, and county board member.[2]
Today, the restored Noble House contains many of its original furnishings and artifacts. The home's authentic room settings depict the period from 1875 to 1900. The house offers tours that portray life in Door County over a century ago, depicting the village as a thriving fishing and shipping village with horse-drawn wagons traveling the dirt streets.[2]
The house is run as a nonprofit institution operated by the Gibraltar Historical Association, Box 323, Fish Creek, WI 54212.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Historic Noble House". Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
External links
edit- The Door County Historic Noble House
- Noble house reflects character of its owner by John Kahlert, Door County Advocate, March 18, 1976