Cotton House (Green Bay, Wisconsin) facts for kids
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Cotton House
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| Location | 2640 South Webster Ave. Green Bay, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 4.0 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architect | Judge Joseph Penn Arndt |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000026 |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1970 |
The Cotton House is a really old and special house. You can find it in Green Bay, Wisconsin, inside the Heritage Hill State Historical Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1970. This means it's an important building because of its design.
The Cotton House Story
The Cotton House was built a long time ago, around 1840. It wasn't always in the same spot. It first stood at the corner of Beaupre and Webster Avenue.
Judge Joseph Penn Arndt built the house for a man named John Cotton. The Cotton family lived there for many years, until 1893. Then, a person named J. W. Woodruff bought the house.
Woodruff lived in the house for a few years. In 1896, he sold it to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay. They used the house as a place for children who needed care. It was an orphanage until 1933.
In 1938, the Brown County Historical Society started moving the house. They carefully moved it to where it stands today. Since 1941, the Cotton House has been a museum. People can visit it to learn about its history.
