Wawbeek-Horace A.J. Upham House Explained

Wawbeek-Horace A.J. Upham House
Coordinates:	43.6378°N -89.7594°W
Built:	1899, 1906
Added:	June 19, 1985
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	85001355

Wawbeek-Horace A.J. Upham House is located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.^[1]

History

Horace Upham was a prominent Milwaukee-based lawyer and the son of Don A. J. Upham, a member of the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory and Mayor of Milwaukee. Horace and his wife, Catherine, had the house built as their summer home. In 1938, the Uphams donated the property to Wisconsin Easter Seals, which now uses it as Camp Wawbeek, for children with disabilities.^{[2] [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wawbeek-Horace A.J. Upham House. LandmarkHunter.com. 2018-04-27.
2. Web site: History of Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek . Easter Seals Wisconsin, Inc. . 2012-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210140121/http://camp.eastersealswisconsin.com/content/history-easter-seals-camp-wawbeek . 2012-12-10 .
3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85001355}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wawbeek, The Horace A. J. Upham Residence]. 1984-08-20. Timothy F. Heggland . Katherine H. Ranking . amp . . 2015-06-08.
4. Web site: N9888 STATE HIGHWAY 13. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2018-04-27.