The Antigo Public Library and Deleglise Cabin comprise a historic site in

Antigo, Wisconsin Antigo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 8,100 at the 2020 census. Antigo is the center of a farming and lumbering district, and its manufactures consist principally of lumber, ...

. The library building is a Carnegie library built in 1904. In 1997, the Antigo Public Library left the building; it is now a museum and the headquarters of the Langlade County Historical Society. The Deleglise Cabin, the first home in Antigo, was constructed by George Eckart in 1878 on the Springbrook and inhabited by

Francis A. Deleglise Francis Augustine Deleglise (February 10, 1835March 25, 1894) was a Swiss American immigrant, surveyor, and businessman. He was one of the first settlers at what is now Antigo, Wisconsin, and he represented Florence, Forest, and Langlade counti ...

. The cabin was moved near the library in 1916. Both buildings were added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on December 18, 1978. The buildings are now part of the Langlade County Historical Society Museum. The Deleglise Cabin was completely restored with the surveyor's office and kitchen lean-tos added on. It is available for viewing on the museum grounds.Stores of YesterYear

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Langlade County Historical Society Museum
{{National Register of Historic Places Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Colonial Revival architecture in Wisconsin Houses completed in 1878 Library buildings completed in 1904 Houses in Langlade County, Wisconsin Museums in Langlade County, Wisconsin Historical society museums in Wisconsin Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Langlade County, Wisconsin