Skumsrud Heritage Farm

	Nils Skumsrud House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Hamburg, Vernon County, SE of jct. of WI162 & US14/US61; Coon Valley, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°41′48″N 91°2′13″W / 43.69667°N 91.03694°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1853
Built by	Skumsrud, Nils
Architectural style	Single-pen log
NRHP reference No.	90000571
Added to NRHP	July 11, 1990

Skumsrud Heritage Farm is a Norwegian immigrant homestead located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Coon Valley, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Description

A historic open-air museum and cultural center, the property sits on 43 acres (170,000 m²) of land situated in a valley with a creek running through it. It has 11 restored Norwegian pioneer log buildings, each of which represents a different architectural floor plan of the immigrant Norwegian pioneers.^[2]

History

Skumsrud Heritage Farm was built in 1853 by Nels Skumsrud. It was donated to Norskedalen in 1983 by his grandchildren, Lloyd and Ruth Thrune. The brother and sister wished to see the property preserved and also to see it serve as a means of educating people of the area's Norwegian heritage. The property is considered the oldest surviving house in the area, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Southwest Wisconsin Museums
^ Skumsrud Heritage Farm Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Southwest Wisconsin Museums

[3] Skumsrud Heritage Farm Archived 2008-05-03 at the Wayback Machine

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