The Charles Wenner House is an historic house located near Galena, Illinois, in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] The house is significant for its connection to European settlers who arrived in the area in the mid-19th century to work the lead mines near Galena.[2]
Charles Wenner House | |
 A 2006 photo | |
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| Nearest city | Galena, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′40″N 90°24′39″W / 42.46111°N 90.41083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1854 |
| Built by | Charles Wenner |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001073[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1984 |
The Wenner house had been vacant for thirty years by 1984, it had been used as a corn crib in 1954.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Brian McCormick (April 30, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Charles Wenner House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-27.