Jacob Van Orden House

This 14 room Tudor Revival style mansion was built for Baraboo banker Jacob Van Orden. It replaced an earlier 1879 house on the site, also built for Van Orden, which was purchased and moved across town by Otto Schadde in 1902.

Milwaukee architects, Ferry and Clas, were employed to design a new residence for the Van Ordens and in October of 1902, Alfred Clas came to Baraboo to stake out the grounds for the building. The new mansion cost about $10,000 and was completely up-to-date with gas and electric lighting, indoor plumbing including a separate master bath and a spacious ball room on the third floor. A mantel from the old house was retained and installed in the third floor ball room where it remains today.

Location

531 - 4 th Avenue
Baraboo , WI 53913