Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm

Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm
Aldo Leopold Shack in 2014
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is located in Wisconsin
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is located in the United States
Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm
Nearest cityLewiston, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°33′46″N 89°39′33″W / 43.56278°N 89.65917°W / 43.56278; -89.65917
Area264 acres (107 ha)
Built1935
NRHP reference No.78000082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1978[1]
Designated NHLDJanuary 16, 2009[2]

The Aldo Leopold Shack and Farm is a historic farm on Levee Road in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The property was acquired in the 1930s as a family summer retreat by the noted conservationist and writer Aldo Leopold and is the landscape that inspired his conservation ethic and the writing of his best-known work, A Sand County Almanac. The property is now owned and managed by the Aldo Leopold Foundation, which provides tours and other educational programs on the property and the adjacent visitors center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 9 National Historic Landmarks in 9 States". Department of the Interior. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2009.