Minnewoc
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| Minnewoc mansion | |
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 Minnewoc architectural drawing | |
 Interactive map of the Minnewoc mansion area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Single family home |
| Architectural style | Castle |
| Location | 35308 Pabst Road, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 53066 |
| Coordinates | 43°05′01″N 88°26′50″W / 43.083611°N 88.447222°W |
| Construction stopped | 1892 |
| Renovated | 2013 |
| Demolished | 2021 |
| Owner | George Bullen |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick |
| Floor area | 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | F.M. Whitehouse |
Minnewoc 1892 is also known as Bullen’s Castle because it was built to resemble Anne Boleyn's Hever Castle and it was built in for George Bullen. The home was built on 100 acres of land in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. It was built in the style of an English Manor house, but it was razed in 2021.
The land was owned by Julie Lapham who was from the family that founded Carroll College. The home was built for George Bullen, who was a wealthy malt tycoon from Chicago.[1] 1n 1868, Bullen established a malting house in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[2] Bullen's mother-in-law, the educator, Jennie Coldwell Nixon, died at Minnewoc in 1917.[3]
The home was named "Minnewoc" which is a native American word meaning "place of waters.[4] There is a natural spring found on the property.[5]
