Garland, Hamlin, House
Historic house in Wisconsin, United States in West Salem, Wisconsin. Built 1859. Added to the National Register in 1971, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hamlin Garland House is a historic house at 357 West Garland Street in West Salem, Wisconsin, USA. It was from 1893 to the 1910s the principal residence of writer Hamlin Garland (1860–1940). Garland was a prominent and well-regarded writer of regional fiction. Designated a National Historic Landmark, it is now a museum managed by the local historical society.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 357 W. Garland St., West Salem, WI |
| County | La Crosse County |
| Listed | Nov 11, 1971 |
| Reference number | 71000040 |
| Built | 1859 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | vernacular architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 357 W. Garland St., West Salem, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.89885, -91.08097 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Effigy Mounds National Monument · 57 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Blackhawk Park 31 mi |
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Nearby in La Crosse County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 71000040. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.