Governor William H. Upham House
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
December 12, 1976
Governor
William H. Upham
House
This Victorian mansion was built in 1880 for William H. Upham. The house survived the fire of 1887 making it one of the oldest homes in Marshfield.
A survivor of the prison camps during the Civil War, Upham was nominated by President Lincoln's cabinet as an at large appointee to West Point Academy. Upham owned and operated 17 businesses and served as Governor of Wisconsin from 1895-1897.
Marker is at the intersection of West Third Street and South Walnut Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Third Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
