Wilder Homestead
- Also Known As: Boyhood home of Almanzo Wilder
- Address: Stacy Rd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1840/00/00 | James Mason Wilder buys property in upstate New York. | |||||
| 1843/00/00 | James Mason Wilder builds the two-story, Greek Revival style frame farmhouse. | |||||
| 1843/08/06 | Angeline Day marries James M Wilder. The couple will raised 6 children, two are not in Farmer Boy, set c 1866: Laura (same name as the author) and Perley, who was born 1869. Royal was born in 1847, Eliza Jane c 1850 and Alice in 1853. | |||||
| 1857/02/13 | Almanzo Wilder | Born | Almanzo James Wilder is born the fifth of six children to farmers James Mason Wilder and Angeline Day Wilder on the family farm near Malone, New York. | |||
| 1875/00/00 | Almanzo Wilder | Home | The Wilder family moves away from the Wilder Homestead. |
| Particulars for Wilder Homestead: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Agricultural fields |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Literature |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer Boy (book) | Book | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Farmer Boy describes one year of Almanzo's childhood when he was 9, c 1856. |
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