Ten Chimneys

Ten Chimneys
Entrance to the Main House
Ten Chimneys is located in Wisconsin
Ten Chimneys
Ten Chimneys is located in the United States
Ten Chimneys
LocationS42 W31610 Depot Rd., Genesee, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°57′51″N 88°22′38″W / 42.96417°N 88.37722°W / 42.96417; -88.37722
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built1915
ArchitectCharles Dornbusch
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.98000076
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1998[1]
Designated NHLJuly 31, 2003[2]

Ten Chimneys was the summer home and gentleman's farm of Broadway actors Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt, and a social center for American theater. The property is located in Genesee Depot in the Town of Genesee in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.[3]

Ten Chimneys was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003, for the significance of its owners to the history of performing arts, and for its distinctive architecture and decoration.[2][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Ten Chimneys". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on August 9, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
  3. ^ "Ten Chimneys Summary/Photo Page". Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places.
  4. ^ "Ten chimneys famed home of lunts declared a national historic landmark". Retrieved November 4, 2018.