Cullom Homestead

Here stood the home of Edward N. Cullom who with Joseph Kitchell platted the Village of Palestine in 1818.

They donated to the county the land including the Public Square for the County Seat. Early court sessions were held in the ...

Robert Cooley Homestead

Built in 1851, this is the birthplace of Robert Lawrence Cooley, who founded the Milwaukee Vocational School in 1912, the first of its kind in the country, and was its director until 1940. Cooley was born here in 1869 and ...

Sites Homestead

Originally constructed around 1830 by Jacob Sites, this homestead started as a single room log cabin. William Sites, one of his two sons, expanded it into a two story frame structure in the late 1850's using locally available materials and ...

Kovner-Bobys Homestead

On original Spanish land grant of 1831, "Rincon de Oso". Built 1851. Lumber of native wood, sawed by hand. Square nails. 3 gables, 2 chimneys.

Commandeered as hospital during the Civil War and in a yellow fever epidemic.

Scene of many gala ...

Smith Homestead

Site of stone house built by pioneer settler Wilhelm Smith in 1759. Replaced by his descendants c. 1850 present Greek revival style frame structure which incorporates fabric from the original dwelling

Marker is on Albany Post Rd (County Route 18) 0.1 ...

The Sheridan Homestead

The present frame dwelling was built by Gen. Sheridan for his parents in 1859. Under the large oak tree near the house, William Henry Harrison, Corwin, Ewing and Hamer addressed political meetings before the Civil War. In the grove in ...

Heinatz Homestead

Built in fall of 1850, along with adjoining store and post office, all of native stone, by John Frederick Heinatz (1822-91), a settler from Germany. He was for many years postmaster of Bagdad, a public school trustee, superintendent of Sunday ...

Dr. Firman W. Clawson Homestead Site

On this site stood the old homestead of Dr. Firman W. Clawson the original owner & subdivider of Northwood "the Homesite Beautiful"

Planned & planted

A.D. 1900

Marker is at the intersection of Northwood Blvd. and Crooks Road, in the ...

Nicholas Gibbs Homestead

Nicholas Gibbs, a prominent Knox County Pioneer homesteaded 450 acres here in 1792 and built this hewed log house approximately one year later. It remained in the Gibbs family until 1971. The Nicholas Gibbs Historical Society purchased the house in ...

Homestead Carriage House

Birthplace of the Telegraph

When not managing the Ironworks, Stephen Vail was often traveling in search of business. The Homestead Carriage House was his center for transportation. The main floor was used to store carriages for the summer and sleighs for ...