Henry Wildhagen (September 1, 1856 – March 23, 1920) was one of northern Wisconsin's best-known architects at the turn of the 20th century.
He was born in
Hannover, Germany
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany a ...
in 1856 and studied at the
Technical University of Hannover
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover (german: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational Sc ...
. He immigrated to the US in 1886 and designed paper mills in the eastern U.S and Canada. He was married to Marie Wildhagen. In 1893 he came to Ashland and opened a design firm with civil engineer Herman Rettinghaus. There he designed many public buildings in northern Wisconsin.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S.
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 ...
.
Works include:
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Ashland County Courthouse, 201 West 2nd Street,
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, al ...
, designed by Henry Wildhagen and
H. W. Buemming, noted for its Classical Revival and Beaux-Arts architecture, NRHP-listed
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Ashland Middle School,
Ashland
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Beaser School, 612 Beaser Avenue,
Ashland (Wildhagen, Henry), NRHP-listed
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Ellis School, 310 Stuntz Avenue,
Ashland (Wildhagen, Henry), NRHP-listed
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William and Susanna Geenen House, 416 North Sidney Street,
Kimberly, Wisconsin
Kimberly is a village in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,320 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The village is east of Appleton, Wisconsin, Appleton.
History
Kimberly was or ...
(Wildhagen, Henry), NRHP-listed
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Mellen City Hall, corner of Bennett and Main Streets,
Mellen, Wisconsin
Mellen is a city in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 698 at the 2020 census.
Attractions
*Copper Falls State Park is located just north of Mellen.
Government
Mellen has a mayor-council form of government.
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(Wildhagen & Reteauhaus), NRHP-listed
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Phillips High School, 300 Cherry St.
Phillips, Wisconsin
Phillips is a city and the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,478 at the 2010 census.
History
The town of Phillips was platted in 1876 and named after Elijah B. Phillips, the general manager of the Wiscon ...
, NRHP-listed
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Royal Theatre, built 1914, 513 Main Street West,
Ashland (Wildhagen, Henry)
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Washburn Public Library, built 1904, Classical Revival, corner of Washington Avenue and West 3rd Street,
Washburn, Wisconsin
Washburn is a city in Bayfield County, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census. The city is just east of and adjacent to the Town of Washburn. It is in northern Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior's Che ...
(Wildhagen, Henry), NRHP-listed
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Wilmarth School, 913 3rd Avenue West,
Ashland (Wildhagen, Henry), NRHP-listed
External links
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References
1856 births
1920 deaths
Architects from Hanover
Architects from Wisconsin
German emigrants to the United States
People from Ashland, Wisconsin
University of Hanover alumni
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