1907 The Gilbert House
357 N Main St American Queen Anne style houses are characterized by an irregularity of plan and massing and by a variety of surface textures, roofs, and wall projections. Shingle or clapboard siding predominates and sometimes is used above a brick ground story. Roofs are steeply pitches, usually with a dominant front-facing gable; and cutaway bay […]
1889 The Thomson House
Originally at 808 Janesville Street One of Oregon’s earliest settlers, Robert Thomson, settled in section 12 of Oregon township in 1841. He purchased 46 acres from the government and built a log cabin on the bank of what is now Thomson’s Creek, near Janesville and S. Perry Parkway. He died in 1882, leaving 42 acres […]
1897 The Marvin House
248 N. Main Street One of the older homes in Oregon is the Queen Anne style house built in 1897 for Mr. and Mrs. (Mabel) L. B. Marvin. L.B. Marvin was then 23 and the eldest son of local hardware merchant, H. H. Marvin. The lot was purchased from his grandfather, Oregon pioneer, A. B. […]
1870 The Gilbert House
116 West Lincoln Street Builder John GilbertBorn: March 31, 1861 in OregonDied: September 21, 1956Married: Flora B. Lockwood on Dec. 27, 1888Parents: Schuyler and Hansy Hill GilbertChildren: Henry Schuyler, son and Cora Gilbert Fairbanks, daughter When John and Flora Gilbert built their new home at 357 North Main Street, they tore down the log shack […]
1871 The Warner House
126 West Lincoln Street Builder Jacob WarnerBorn: September 22, 1822 in Wurtemberg, GermanyDied: January 20, 1879Married: Mary Werlich, August 1845Parents: Rev. Jacob Warner, fatherChildren: James, John, Samuel, William, sonsAlma, Mary J., Louisa, Emily (Mrs. T. Algard), daughters Jacob “Jake” and Mary Warner came to the Township of Oregon in 1846. He worked in the old […]
1879 The Palmer House
121 West Lincoln Street Builder Oliver M. PalmerBorn: January 28, 1821 in Northeast Erie Co., PADied: March 22, 1898Married: Huldah HallParents: Daniel and Beulah Warner PalmerChildren: Mary Palmer Kierstead, daughterCassius and John, sons Oliver Palmer, a prominent figure in the early history of the Methodist Episcopal church of Oregon, came to Wisconsin in September, […]
1894 The Rose House
133 West Lincoln Street Builder Oliver O. RoseBorn: 1820Died: November 22, 1886Married: Edna RoseParents: Eunice and J. RoseChildren: Emeline and Lillian Oliver Rose was a hard-working, prosperous farmer who lived in the Oak Hall area of Fitchburg (Greenfield) as early as the 1850s. In 1853, along with Salisbury, Palmer, Rose, Richardson, Pritchard, Booth, Gilbert, Wallace, […]
1890 The Algard House
145 West Lincoln Street Builder: Henry N. AlgardBorn: February 20, 1832, Cayuga County, New YorkDied: September 19, 1911, OregonMarried: Phoebe Smith on September 22, 1857Parents: Joseph and Eliza Reemer AlgardSisters: Mrs. Margaret Patchin, OregonMrs. Manietta Dohms, Winona, MNChildren: None listed Henry Algard came to the township of Oregon with his parents in the fall […]
Charles Anthony
Charles Anthony was born in Rutland, Wisconsin on April 18, 1857. He married Miss Philena Chidester in December, 1885. For their honeymoon, Chalres and Philena took the noon train to, then went on to Nebraska to spend a few weeks with relatives. In 1888, the spring live Charles lived near became known as Anthony Creek […]
Lyman L. Hanan
Lyman L. Hanan was born 1824 in New York and lived in Rutland, Wisconsin. He was mustered on December 3, 1863 into the Wisconsin 33rd Infantry and transferred to the 11th, Co. F. He Served in the Louisiana and Alabama campaign against Mobile and in the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. He was […]