Fountain Lake Farm

  • Also Known As: Wisconsin Farm Home of John Muir

  • Address: Co Hwy f and Gillette Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Site

John Muir (1838-1914), pioneering advocate of natural preservation, lived at Fountain Lake Farm from 1849 to 1856, during his early teens, and periodically between 1862-1864. Late in life he traced the formation of his conservation philosophy to the years he spent at Fountain Lake Farm. Though no structures associated with Muir's period of residence are extant, a natural meadow, spring, and lake remain. - NPS


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1849/00/00 John Muir Home John Muir's home 1849 to 1856, and periodically 1862-1864

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Particulars for Fountain Lake Farm:
Area of Significance Conservation
Level of Significance National
Historic Use Natural Feature
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Sight Category Site



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 21st June 1990

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Fountain Lake Farm
Registry Address: Co. Hwy. F and Gillette Rd.
Registry Number: 90000471
Resource Type: Site
Owner: Private, Local
Area in Acres: 80
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Conservation
Applicable Criteria: Person
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1864, 1871
Associated People: Muir,John
Historic Function: Landscape
Historic Sub-Function: Natural feature, Unoccupied land
Current Function: Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park Unoccupied land

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