Centreville Settlement Historical Society
Greater Centreville Historians
Lutze Housebarn
Coordinated through Centreville Settlement, Inc.
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Newsletter Nov 2011 available for download.  2012 Skills Teaching Days posted in the Calendar section.

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In the 1840's, many people from the Saxon state of Germany and others from surrounding European areas settled in what is known today as the Town of Centerville, Wisconsin, USA.

They were attracted to the land of rich resources and the similarity to the homeland they left behind.

This heritage remains strong in the Centerville community today, reflected by it's people, landscapes, and buildings.

Who and Where We Are

We are a non-profit tax deductible group, Centreville Settlement, Inc..  We are dedicated to the preservation of our rural farming heritage, and offer experiences in northeast Wisconsin, USA.

Over the past years, the members and friends of the organization have assisted with the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Wagon Train event, helped coordinate a bake oven event, performed oral histories of oldsters throughout the area, and have continued to document and educate about historic buildings in the Centerville Township area of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.

Do you have a story to share about days gone by?  Would you like to dig into the past to learn more about local history?

Our Mission

Centreville Settlement, Inc. seeks to preserve this rich heritage thru:

Preservation of buildings...  many historic and unique buildings exist in the area and are in need of preservation before they are lost forever.

Developing educational programming focused on:

  • Ethnic arts and crafts
  • Settler sufficiency skills
  • Understanding heritage and its value today
  • Restoration skills and techniques
  • Genealogy
  • Local historical research and documentation

Promoting and stimulating economic development through:

  • Bed and breakfasts
  • Cottage industries
  • Tourism sympathetic to history and preservation
  • Appropriate economic use of historic buildings
  • Promotion of local products and industry

Preserve rural history by:

  • Developing a rural historic district in which buildings can be seen in their original settings
  • Record the oral and video history of the area for future generations
  • Insuring the serenity that attracted the original settlers
  • Restoring the Lutze Housebarn and other historic German-American buildings in the area

Contact Information

Telephone
920-693-8525 General Information
920-693-3141 Lutze Housebarn Restoration Director
 
FAX
920-693-8772
Postal address
P.O. Box 247
Cleveland, WI 53015   USA
Electronic mail
Co-Presidents:  Kathy Sixel and Lee Koeppen
Treasurer: Open
General Information and Secretary: Janet Lutze - janet (at) centrevillesettlement.com
Volunteer Coordinator: Open
Community Historian: Richard Otto Wiegand - rowiegand (at) centrevillesettlement.com
Lutze Housebarn Restoration Director: Chris Kuehnel - chris (at) centrevillesettlement.com
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