This 1887 restored and furnished lumber baron's home is truly unique. The Cook-Rutledge Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the finest remaining examples of High Victorian Italianate architecture in Wisconsin.  Tours are given June thru August, Thursday thru Sunday at 2 pm.  Adults $5, Children $1. 

History:

The vast stands of white pine that once covered the Chippewa Valley are gone, as are the lumberjacks, the sawmills, the saloons, river front hotels, and the steamboats. Yet there remains very visible evidence of this exciting era. It was an era when lumber transactions made a man a millionaire overnight.

One of these lumber barons was Edward Rutledge and the evidence of his lifestyle has been preserved in the Cook-Rutledge Mansion.