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Historic Homes & Buildings

Eghart House, The (circa 1872)
316 West Grand Avenue • Port Washington, WI 53074
Part of the Old Town Port Tour
262-284-2875 or 262-284-2897
Built by local carpenter and builder Lewis Teed for Byron and Clara Teed, the restored Victorian Eghart House is a public museum that is furnished with Victorian antiques. Maintained by the W.J. Niederkorn Museum and Art Center, it is open for tours on Sundays 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. from May through September. more... map
Historical Society Light Station Museum, The (circa 1860)
311 Johnson Street • Port Washington, WI 53074
262-284-7240
Situated atop St. Mary's Hill, this renovated Art Deco-style light station is open seasonally on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. The Museum is available year round for group tours by appointment. more... map
Ozaukee County Pioneer Village
4880 Highway I • Saukville, WI 53080
262-377-4510
A living histoy museum of over 20 buildings of 1840 - 1907, Cedarburg Railroad Depot relocated and restored here. map

Port Washington Historical Society Resource Center
429 West Grand Avenue • Port Washington, WI 53074
262-268-9150
Operated as a reference library, the Port Washington Historical Society Resource Center is open to the public on Mondays and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. or by appointment. The Resource Center's collection includes such archival materials as local histories, newspaper articles, rare books, maps, city directories, and church records regarding northern Ozaukee County's Port Washington, Belgium, Fredonia, Grafton, Saukville and more. more... map
WJ Niederkorn Library
316 West Grand Avenue • Port Washington, WI 53074
262-284-5031
Materials, services and programs for adults, children and teens are available at the WJ Niederkorn Library. more... map

Cedarburg Bog State Natural Area, The
Located West of Saukville
262-675-6844
Designated a State Natural Area in 1952, the Cedarburg Bog is "one the largest and most outstanding wetlands remaining in southeastern Wisconsin." Owned primarily by the DNR and the University of Wisconsin, the Cedarburg Bog consists of large expanses of cedar-tamarack swamp forest, marshes, shrub carrs, swamp hardwoods, deep and shallow bog lakes and a string or "patterned" bog with stunted cedars and tamaracks. more...