Charles Wenner House

Charles Wenner House
A 2006 photo
Nearest city Galena, Illinois
Coordinates 42°27′40″N 90°24′39″W / 42.46111°N 90.41083°W / 42.46111; -90.41083Coordinates: 42°27′40″N 90°24′39″W / 42.46111°N 90.41083°W / 42.46111; -90.41083
Area less than one acre
Built 1854 (1854)
NRHP reference # 84001073[1]
Added to NRHP August 22, 1984

The Charles Wenner House is an historic house located near Galena, Illinois, in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] The house is significant for its connection to European settlers who arrived in the area in the mid-19th century to work the lead mines near Galena.[2]

The Wenner house had been vacant for thirty years by 1984, it had been used as a corn crib in 1954.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Brian McCormick (April 30, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Charles Wenner House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved 2015-09-27.


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