Ginny Hall, historian and author of the popular "Meandering Around Walworth County" series of guidebooks finds a mystery place each week in Walworth County Sunday. Read her blog HERE
The barn at the David Woodrich farm in Walworth has a distinctive barn quilt above the doors.
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The First Citizens State Bank of Whitewater was formed in 1931 when Citizens State Bank and the First National Bank of Whitewater merged.
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This brick house in Darien is in the process of being restored. The property on which the home is built was once owned by Delavan’s temperance house owner.
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This Sharon farmstead is owned by William and Donna Junghen. The original owners of the property came to Walworth County from the eastern United States.
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The current post office, at 213 W. Center St. in Whitewater, was built in 1935.
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This farmstead has survived the Great Depression and has had a host of owners since the 1850s.
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The Walworth County Law Enforcement Center, dedicated in 1995, brought all of the sheriff's office departments together in one location.
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The Hillside Cemetery in Whitewater is the final resting place of four soldiers of the War of 1812. The land for the cemetery was donated by an early settler to the area.
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The Rambow farm has a Mariner’s Compass quilt block on the east peak of the barn. This is where the hay fork would haul the hay into the mow. In the right sunlight, the colors reflect the sun and earth.
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Vans Antiques in Walworth is located on land owned by the Van Dresers since 1930.
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The red chimney is visible at Wakefield's Euro Cuisine and Speakeasy. The building once held The Red Chimney restaurant and resort. .
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The Irish Woods used to delineate an area populated by residents of Irish descent.
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A fisherman plies his trade on Geneva Lake. Fishing is popular year-round on the lake, the largest in Walworth County.
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Doug Amon’s garden is meant to attract visitors to his raised rose beds. A sign by his mailbox is posted to invite people to stop and smell the roses. There are more than 300 rose bushes in raised beds.
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All that is left of Whitewater's Old Stone Mill is this cornerstone and plaque located in Darien.
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Dick Ladwig, a retired sheriff’s deputy, stands beneath the Ponderosa pine, named the Rogers Tree, which he donated to Elkhorn in memory of two deputies, Roger Hansen and Roger Oberst.
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Bell’s Corners is also known as Six Corners, for its location at U.S. HIghway 14, Brick Church Road and Six Corners Road in the town of Walworth.
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Wilson Farm Meats retains the look of a rural meat market on the outside, but inside is very modern.
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This building in the village of Walworth enjoyed more than one life. It started as a meat market, but also served as an ice cream parlor, hardware store, barber shop and more.
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This building on the Walworth square began as a mercantile store, then became known as a quilt shop, garnering the owner a wide reputation for her beautiful quilts.
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The Fuzzy Pig, which includes a gift shop and restaurant, is located in a barn and outbuildings that were once part of a Whitewater farm. Town of Whitewater voters recently passed a referendum, which now allows the restaurant to serve liquor.
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The Lake Geneva Yacht Club is fundraising to replace its club house and school building.
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A Rose of Sharon barn quilt can be seen at Van Dell Farms in the town of Sharon.
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A lumber yard began in 1894 and still is in operation — as Stan’s Lumber Inc. in Elkhorn.
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The Elgin Club was founded in 1874 by a group of investors from Elgin, Ill. Many of the original 20 homes built at the turn of the century still exist.
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Stebnitz Builders is now located at 1145 E. Geneva St. in Delavan after selling its building on Ann Street. It’s a third-generation, full-service builder.
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The former home of the Bartholomay family once was associated with Black Point. You can catch a glimpse of “The Cottage” on a tour of Black Point.
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The Lyons Town Hall was built in 2003 and is located on Hospital Road.
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“Old Maid’s Puzzle” is the name of this quilt on the side of barn at the Robert and Janice Berezowitz farm in Darien. The quilt is a tribute to Janice’s grandmother.
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Delavan funeral home first was built in 1914 as home for a veterinarian who operated a clinic on the property. The property became a funeral home in 1952.
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The Meyer family farm was a dairy farm until 2008, and has been home to three generations of the Meyer family since 1944.
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This building, once a Catholic school, is now the offices of St. Joseph parish in Lyons.
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This building, now home to The Peddler Resale Shop in East Troy, has housed a variety of businesses over the years, including a funeral home and a restaurant.
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Part of the East Troy Citizens Bank building was once a radio repair shop. The bank opened for business in 1893 and became a Citizens Bank in 2003.
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Part of the Emeline Church House, in the village of Walworth, included the H.E. Fish house, which was moved to the location and covered with a layer of red brick.
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Many early Irish settlers are buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery in East Troy.
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A light sits atop a red brick wall that once defined the Loramoor estate. Recently, the wall was repaired and restored.
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The former W.H. MacDonald house, with its 17 rooms, was used as MacDonald’s doctor’s office and personal residence.
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This Lake Geneva home, built in the late 1800s, once was home to Charles French, who served the community as mayor, postmaster and school board member over the years. French, also a lawyer, organized the Equitable Electric Co. in 1897.
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This statue of Romeo the elephant and a clown pay tribute to Delavan’s circus history.
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Elkhorn Area High School is located at 482 E. Geneva St., in a building built in 1967. Major additions were added 30 years later.
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The Bailey House, now a bed and breakfast, features yellow doors in deference to the Irish tradition of painting their doors a bright color.
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St. Peter's Church has been a presence in East Troy since the 19th century. The current church building, built in 1872, is celebrating its anniversary this year.
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The former Walworth railroad depot is now part of the Iseli Company, a leading supplier of Swiss screw machine products in the country.
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This stately Queen Anne house, which was recently restored by the owners, was once the home of Elkhorn’s Dr. Howard Young. Three generations of Youngs became doctors.
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The former Sprague Theatre is now home to the Lakeland Players, a theatrical group that uses the building to entertain the public with performances and concerts held throughout the year.
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The former Masonic temple in Elkhorn, at Walworth and Broad streets, is now home to the Rock of Jesus Church.
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The first owner of this English farmhouse, located on Warren Street in Lake Geneva, was James Simmons, an attorney and publisher. Simmons wrote “History of Lake Geneva,” which was published in 1875.
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The Mt. Philip Cemetery is where you will find the founders of Allen’s Grove, originally settled in 1844.
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Harvard Club began as a farm turned into a campground along Geneva Lake.
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Booth Lake in Troy Township was named after an early resident who could always be found at the lake.
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Abraham Hackett’s son and five daughters all were teachers. They taught in this school, which is now a private home.
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James Lauderdale built this home in 1855. His great grandson, John Thompson, now lives there.
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Lake Wandawega was a major tourist destination prior to the stock market crash of ‘29.
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Joe Schafer stands near his bicentennial tree that fell in a recent storm. He’s holding a certificate that he received in 1976 verifying that the tree likely was 200 or more years old.
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The U.S. Bank in Lake Geneva has had several names and locations in the city since 1884 when it was founded.
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Elizabeth Hartwell, who founded Hartwell Cemetery with her husband Daniel, was the niece of Alexander Hamilton, a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
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The former Elderwood School is located on County Highway U in the town of Bloomfield.
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The Walworth Cemetery is maintained by both the village and township.
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The first building on Gateway’s Elkhorn campus opened in 1971.
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Golden Years of Walworth opened in 1960.
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This home in Walworth was built in 1918 by civic leader Wells Dwight
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The R.A. Carlson Plumbing building in Delavan hasn’t changed much since it was built in 1896 for the plumbing business of John Ronk and Ron Searles.
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What began as the site of the Gravel Tavern later on became the homestead for the Newman family in Tibbets.
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John Jarosz began restoring antique wood boats many years ago. Now, he works mainly on antique cars, leaving his son, Jamie, to work on the boats.
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The former Walsh home and farm is located on County Highway B, just west of Maple Ridge Road in the town of Linn.
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Before the school closed, the former Mickle Schoolhouse on Swamp Angel Road in the town of Linn was part of the Reek School District.
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The Mitchell Homestead is still owned by descendants of Edward Mitchell, who began farming here in 1842.
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Indian Effigy Mounds. These effigy mounds, dating from 400 BC to 1500 AD, are located on the far west side of the city. State archaeologists say they are one of the most unique groupings of their kind in the Midwest.
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Mystery Place photo for Dec. 19, 2010: Delavan Lake's Assembly Park.
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WSLD radio in Richmond Township went on the air in 1993. Before that, the building was home to The White Hill Tavern.
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The Cornerstone Shoppe is on the corner in downtown Lake Geneva where T.C. Smith once ran a hardware store.
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An early owner of the Whitewater Creamery went on to become mayor of the city.
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The facade of the Victorian Lodge in downtown Lake Geneva has changed little since the 1800s when it was owned by a local banker.
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