Oshkosh Public Museum

The Oshkosh Public Museum occupies the Edgar and Mary Jewell Sawyer House, a 1908 mansion in the Algoma Boulevard Historic District that reflects the city’s lumber-era prosperity and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built for lumber baron Edgar Sawyer, the house became city property in 1922 and opened as a museum in 1924. Its Tiffany Studios interior, stained glass, carved staircase, and the Apostle’s Clock make the building itself a major attraction. Beyond its period rooms, the museum presents the history of Oshkosh and the Lake Winnebago region through exhibits on immigration, local industry, and everyday life, despite losses from a 1994 fire.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin · United States