The Marathon County Fairgrounds are located in

Wausau, Wisconsin Wausau ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The Wisconsin River divides the city into east and west. The city's suburbs include Schofield, Weston, Mosinee, Maine, Rib Mountain, Kronenwetter, an ...

. In 1980, the site was 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 ...

History

The county fair, now known as the Wisconsin Valley Fair, has been held at the site since 1868. It features a stock judging pavilion (pictured) that was designed by

Alexander C. Eschweiler Alexander Chadbourne Eschweiler (August 10, 1865 – June 12, 1940) was an American architect with a practice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He designed both residences and commercial structures. His eye-catching Japonism, Japonist pagoda design for f ...

and built in 1921. Other features on the site include a carousel, a kids' train, a curling club and campgrounds.

References

{{reflist Fairgrounds in the United States Geography of Marathon County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Marathon County, Wisconsin Event venues on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin