Hazelwood is a historic house in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Hazelwood | |
.jpg) Hazelwood | |
| Location | 1008 S. Monroe Ave., Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 44°30′03″N 88°01′08″W / 44.50083°N 88.01889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1837 |
| Architect | Joseph Jackson |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000027[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1970 |
History
editMorgan Lewis Martin had the house built for himself and his new wife, Elizabeth, in what was then known as Fort Howard in 1837. A cousin of noted politician James Duane Doty, Martin had previously been a territorial legislator of the Michigan Territory. In the years soon after his marriage, Martin became a member of the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and would serve as a Congressional Delegate to the United States House of Representatives representing the territory.
Martin was a key player in the drafting of the Constitution of Wisconsin and Wisconsin was admitted as a state in 1848. Much of Martin's work on the document was done at Hazelwood.[2] He would eventually serve in the Wisconsin State Assembly, the Wisconsin State Senate and as a Brown County, Wisconsin judge.
Hazelwood was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and to the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.[3] Also in 1989, Hazelwood was bought by the Brown County Historical Association, which would base its operations out of the house. It was also turned into a museum.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Mark 156: Hazelwood". Wisconsin Historical Markers. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "1008 S. Monroe Ave". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Hazelwood Historic House Museum". Brown County Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-04.