Hearthstone Historic House Museum

Hearthstone
Location625 W. Prospect Ave., Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
ArchitectWilliam Waters, Henry VanStrom
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.74000112[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1974
Hearthstone in 1887
The Memorial bridge over the Fox River on Wisconsin Highway 47. The house is located just north (left) of the bridge.

The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States that has been converted into a museum. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the US powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system.[2][3][4][5] At that time, the house was the residence of Henry James Rogers, a paper company executive and entrepreneur. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974. The house was previously known as the Henry J. Rogers House.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ copy of Fred L. Holmes' article "Badger city home of first electric plant in America." Milwaukee Sentinel, November 20, 1921.
  3. ^ "Victorian Christmas", Beloit Daily News, December 15, 2005
  4. ^ Hearthstone Home at triviaasylum.com, taken from the Appleton Post Crescent March 31, 1941, p. 5.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Historical Society, "And There Was Light! (in Appleton)".