Robert M. LaFollette House
Historic house in Wisconsin. Built 1849. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Robert M. La Follette House is a historic house located at 733 Lakewood Boulevard in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin, United States. The house was the home of Robert M. La Follette, Wisconsin governor and U.S. Congressman and presidential candidate, from 1905 until his death in 1925. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
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The record
| Register name | LaFollette, Robert M., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 733 Lakewood Blvd., Maple Bluff, WI |
| County | Dane County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000020 |
| Built | 1849 · more from the 1840s |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 733 Lakewood Blvd., Maple Bluff, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.1145° N, 89.3729° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Ice Age National Scenic Trail · 61 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Robert M. LaFollette House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Robert M. LaFollette House built?
1849.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Robert M. LaFollette House?
733 Lakewood Blvd., Maple Bluff, Dane County, Wisconsin. The nearest national park unit is Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 61 miles away.
Source: Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Where is the nomination form for Robert M. LaFollette House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Robert M. LaFollette House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000020. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.