The Cotton House is a historic house located at 2640 South Webster Avenue within the

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in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was added to the

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for its architectural significance on April 28, 1970.

Description and history

The Cotton House was built right around 1840, and was originally located at the corner of Beaupre and Webster Avenue. It was built by Judge Joseph Penn Arndt for John Cotton, whose family stayed in the house until 1893 when it was sold to J. W. Woodruff. Woodruff lived there until 1896, when he sold it to the

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, who used it as an

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until 1933. In 1938, the Brown County Historical Society began moving the house to its current location. The house has served as a

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since 1941.

References

{{reflist Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Museums in Brown County, Wisconsin Buildings and structures in Green Bay, Wisconsin Greek Revival houses in Wisconsin Houses in Brown County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, Wisconsin Houses completed in 1840