The Brookfield Scene
Janet, a Town of Brookfield resident, has lived in the Elmbrook area for nearly 40 years and is an avid gardener and volunteer. Her blog focuses on the city and town of Brookfield – past, present and future.
Brookfield in the 1860s - part two
By Janet Wintersberger
Friday, Mar 9 2007, 05:00 PM
Last week, this blog featured homes built about 1860 that were deemed “outstanding” in the 1993 inventory of homes sponsored by the city of Brookfield in 1993. Readers responded favorably.
One reader reminded me that there is a historical marker (on the Northwest Corner of Davidson and South Brookfield Roads that designates the birthplace of Laura Ingalls’ mother (Caroline Quiner). Quiner was the earliest known settler’s birth in the Town of Brookfield (1839).
Laura Ingalls Wilder, wrote eleven story books that tell of her family’s pioneering life in the last quarter of the 19th Century. The “Little House on the Prairie” television series is based on her writings.
Now, as you venture out, be sure to look for these additional sites (of outstanding historical significance) built in the 1850s and 1860s.
Russell Phillips Residence & Barns 14485 W. Lisbon Rd. c1855
JC Whitford Residence 14865 W. Lisbon Rd. c1855
John H. Cushing Residence 13350 W. North Ave. c1860-1870
George H. Daubner Farmhouse & Barns (Melody Farms) 16680 W. North Ave. c1865
Brookfield Junction Depot 2844 N. Brookfield Rd. c1867
"c" means about
Although the city of Brookfield commissioned the historic inventory, it did not pass an historic preservation ordinance. So there’s no guarantee that these buildings are still standing. If you find sites that are no longer historic, please let me know.
