Historical Sites & Points of Interest in Door County

There are plenty of hsitorical sites in Door County Wisconsin - so plan on visiting some on your next trip to Door County and enjoy!  It will be fun and you will see some beautiful things while learning more about Door County!

• Anderson Store
  10049 Water Street
  Ephraim
  920-854-7043
  This is a restored country store, built in 1858 and which is on National Historic Register.

• Art & Nature Center
  Main & Jackson Harbor Rd.
  Washington Island
  920-847-2025
  Devoted to the history of Washington Island

• Bjorklunden Chapel
  Hwy 57, South
  Baileys Harbor
  920-839-2216

• Cana Island Lighthouse
  NE of Baileys Harbor
  Built in 185 - follow signs to get there

• Cave Point County Park
  Sevastopol/Jacksonport
  For Info: call Door County Parks & Recreation: 920-746-2914
  Cave Point is a geological wonder with rocky limestone bluffs as high as 200 feet – part of the Niagara Escarpment – yes Niagara as in the falls.

• Cupola House
  7836 Egg Harbor Road
  Egg Harbor
  920-868-3941
  800-871-1871
  
  Built by Levi Thorp in 1871, Cupola House stands as a National Historic Landmark building in the heart of Egg Harbor.

• Door County Historical Museum
  18 N 4th Av
  Sturgeon Bay
  920-743-5809
  Dedicated to the history of the area

• Door County Maritime Museum
  120 N. Madison
  Sturgeon Bay

• Eagle Bluff Lighthouse In Peninsula State Park
  It was built in 1868, and is on National Historic Register. Ephraim Monument Moravians landed in about 1853, and this honors and commemorates this.

• Ellison Bluff County Park
  Ellison Bay
  920-854-5448
  
  

• Ephraim Wetlands Preserve
  9820 Water Street
  Ephraim

• Hardy Gallery
  At Anderson Dock on Hwy 42
  Art gallery in building which is a national historic landmark.
  920-854-5535

• Historical Village at The Crossroads
  Sturgeon Bay Wi
  920-421-2332
  
  

• Historical Marker at Friends Church. 
  Old School House
  Hwy. 42 & 57,
  Sister Bay
  920-854-2812
  Built in 1866, it was the first schoolhouse in Northern Door County.

• Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum
  Washington Island Dedicated to history of the island's maritime industry.

• Log Cabin of Asa Thorp
  (Original) Founder's Square, Fish Creek, behind the shops Built in 1849, by the founder of Fish Creek 920-868-2316

• Noble House Museum
  Corner of Hwy 42/Spruce
  Fish Creek
  Built in 1875, On National Register of Historic Homes
  920-868-2091

• Old Rugged Cross
  1913 Maple Ave.,
  Sturgeon Bay

• Pioneer School House
  9998 Moravia St.,
  Ephraim.
  920-854-5207
  Original 1869 schoolhouse

• Portes des Mortes (Death's Door)
  This is the body of water between Gills Rock and Washington Island. Very strong currents, which during storms took many ships to the bottom.

• Range Lights
  Near the Ridges & Bailey's Harbor (follow signs) Similar to lighthouses, these are guide lights for ships.

• Ridges Sanctuary (Nature sanctuary)
  Hwy 57, N - 1/2 mile N. of Baileys Harbor
  A beautiful nature preserve formed by the lake waters No cars here, just walking.
  
  

• The Ridges on Washington Island
  Jackson Harbor, NE corner of Washington Island.

• Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal & Coastguard Station
  Lighthouse Eastern foot of canal. Completed in 1882.

• Thomas Goodletson House
  Ephraim.
  Built in 1857, it is restored & furnished for the period. One of the first houses in Door County.

• Washington Island Farm Museum
  Jackson Harbor Rd.,
  920-847-2156
  Washington Island Old farm equipment, log buildings.