Hearthstone

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The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States that has been converted into a museum. On September 30, 1882, it became the first residence in the US powered by a centrally located hydroelectric station using the Edison system.copy of Fred L. Holmes' article "Badger city home of first electric plant in America." Milwaukee Sentinel, November 20, 1921."Victorian Christmas", Beloit Daily News, December 15, 2005Hearthstone Home at triviaasylum.com, taken from the Appleton Post Crescent March 31, 1941, p. 5.Wisconsin Historical Society, "And There Was Light! (in Appleton)". At that time, the house was the residence of Henry James Rogers, a paper company executive and entrepreneur. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974. The house was previously known as the Henry J. Rogers House. Read more on Wikipedia

type: NRHP
date from: 1882

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