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Location	Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Area	48 acres (19 ha)
Established	1953
Governing body	Wisconsin Historical Society

Wade House Historical Site, also called Old Wade House, is a 240-acre (97 ha) open-air museum in Greenbush, Wisconsin. A Wisconsin historic site, the site is operated by a Wisconsin Historical Society.

The site contains nine structures, three of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The namesake structure is the Sylvanus Wade House constructed in 1848–1849.

Live historic interpreters, wearing period-style clothing, populate the park during summer operations.

History

The Wade house was restored in 1950–1953 by the Kohler Foundation and then turned over to the state to be operated as a state park.

The Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum was constructed and opened to the public in 1968. The museum features a collection of horse-drawn and hand-drawn vehicles, including carriages, sleighs, wagons, fire wagons and more.

The Robinson-Herrling sawmill site and 97 acres of property were purchased in 1960. was reconstructed on its original site from 1999 to 2001.

A new 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) visitor center and carriage museum was opened in 2013.

List of structures

Three of the site's structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Structure name	location	Image	Built	Construction/style/notes
Sylvanus Wade House	43°46′36″N 88°05′05″W / 43.776694°N 88.084779°W / 43.776694; -88.084779 (Sylvanus Wade House)		1849	Greek Revival Listed on the NRHP in 1971 (#71000041)
Charles Robinson House	43°46′34″N 88°05′11″W / 43.776089°N 88.086371°W / 43.776089; -88.086371 (Charles Robinson House)		1855	Greek Revival Listed on the NRHP in 1984 (#84000678) Also known as the Butternut House; was residences of Sylvanus Wade's oldest daughter and her husband.
Robinson Carriage House	43°46′34″N 88°05′12″W / 43.776138°N 88.086653°W / 43.776138; -88.086653 (Carriage House)
Butternut Cafe	43°46′35″N 88°05′09″W / 43.776432°N 88.085858°W / 43.776432; -88.085858 (Butternut Cafe)		1950	Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Robinson-Herrling Sawmill Farmhouse	43°46′40″N 88°05′08″W / 43.777908°N 88.085542°W / 43.777908; -88.085542 (Sawmill)		1847	Timber frame Listed on the NRHP in 1984 (#84000685) Rebuilt at original site 1999–2001
Dockstader Blacksmith Shop	43°46′39″N 88°05′06″W / 43.777588°N 88.085014°W / 43.777588; -88.085014 (Blacksmith Shop)		1970s
Smokehouse	43°46′37″N 88°05′06″W / 43.776842°N 88.084957°W / 43.776842; -88.084957 (Smokehouse)
Interpretation Building	43°46′39″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777462°N 88.087148°W / 43.777462; -88.087148 (Museum Store)		1950s	This building was previously used as the visitors center but was re-purposed after construction of the new visitors center building in 2013.
Visitor Center	43°46′55″N 88°05′15″W / 43.781824°N 88.087509°W / 43.781824; -88.087509 (Visitors Center)		2013
Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum	43°46′54″N 88°05′14″W / 43.781707°N 88.087221°W / 43.781707; -88.087221 (Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum)		2013	Over 70 horse-drawn and hand-drawn vehicles, including carriages, sleighs, wagons, fire wagons and more.
Carriage Pavilion	43°46′44″N 88°05′25″W / 43.778981°N 88.090407°W / 43.778981; -88.090407 (Banquet Hall)		1967–1968	This building was previously used as the carriage museum but was re-purposed after construction of the new visitors center building in 2013.
Chicken Coop	43°46′37″N 88°05′07″W / 43.776885°N 88.085248°W / 43.776885; -88.085248 (Chicken Coop)
Sheep Pen	43°46′38″N 88°05′09″W / 43.777252°N 88.085787°W / 43.777252; -88.085787 (Sheep Pen)
Stable	43°46′41″N 88°05′14″W / 43.777961°N 88.087207°W / 43.777961; -88.087207 (Stable)
Maintenance Building	43°46′45″N 88°05′30″W / 43.779205°N 88.091652°W / 43.779205; -88.091652 (Maintenance Building)