Tischler Farm - Egg Harbor

Photograph

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2000.06.047

Description

The original owners of this farm, William and Augusta (Polzin) Tischler Sr. emigrated from Germany in 1883 to Door County. The Tischler family worked hard to clear the land for farming. The present farm house (the third home on the property), built in 1898, and the granary, built in 1908, are modified remnants of the Tischler pioneer homestead. The barn is an example of two styles of vernacular architecture. The older section, currently the concert area, built in 1897, is a New England style barn expanded to accommodate more concert seating. The newer half of the structure, built in 1908, is an example of a gambrel roof barn. This style was commonly built in Wisconsin from the early 1900's into the 1950's. Nearly a century old farm by 1976, the Tischler farmstead was purchased by James and Francis Dutton who turned it into a summer music academy. Birch Creek Music Preformance Center, Inc. continues to operated on the site. Located at 3821 County Highway E, Egg Harbor (between Egg Harbor and Baileys Harbor).

Collection

Door County Archives Slide Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2000.06

Source or Donor

Orv Schopf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Schopf, Orv

Date made

2000

Place

Location

Egg Harbor/Door/WI

Notes

Date: 2000/05

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Transparency, Slide

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Transparency

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Farms, Egg Harbor, Tischler Farm

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

SL.

Dimensions

Height

2 in

Width

2 in

Location

Building

Office/Slide File/Door County Historic Sites

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: This slide was part of the presentation made at the May 15, 2000 meeting of the Door County Historical Society held at the Mill in Sturgeon Bay. During the presentation, 10 historic sites of Door County were recognized and honored with plaques. A short history of each site was given while slides showing the sites appeared in the background. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

September 21, 2000

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

May 7, 2021