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NEW LONDON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Thern Farmstead in New London (Outagamie County) on the National Register of Historic Places. The farmstead was added to the register on January 11, 2024.

The Thern Farmstead, situated on the outskirts of New London, is a fine example of an early twentieth-century Outagamie County farmstead associated with dairy farming. In the late nineteenth century, the farm was the site of the New London City Fair. As the popularity of the fair waned, the land was sold to George Thern and his family, who established a family farm. Several of the farm buildings from this period still stand on the property.

The centennial farm dates to 1881 and includes a house and an assortment of wood-frame agricultural outbuildings. The Thern Farmstead specialized in dairy and honey production through most of the twentieth century and is one of the few remaining farmsteads in Outagamie County that still represents its period of construction. It is now owned and operated by the New London Heritage Historical Society.

Additional information for the Thern Farmstead is available at

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/NationalRegister/NR2776

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit: www.wisconsinhistory.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society
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