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House on the Rock. / 43.10000°N 90.13611°W / 43.10000; -90.13611. The House on the Rock is a tourist attraction located between the cities of Dodgeville and Spring Green, Wisconsin. Opened in 1959, [2] it is a complex of architecturally distinct rooms, streets, gardens, and shops designed by Alex Jordan Jr.
Homer David Fieldhouse (June 10, 1928 – June 30, 2008) was an American landscape architect who is credited with designing and overseeing the creation of almost 60 golf courses across the Midwest. [1] He was close friends with Alex Jordan, creator of the House on the Rock.
Alexander John Jordan Jr. (March 3, 1914, Madison, Wisconsin – November 6, 1989) was best known as the creator of the House on the Rock, an eccentric architectural and entertainment attraction in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Biography. Published information on Jordan's life is scant. There are three biographies, all self-published.
Alpine Valley Resort (Wisconsin) / 42.736; -88.428. Alpine Valley Resort is an all-season resort in the north central United States, located in the Town of Lafayette, Walworth County, Wisconsin. Southwest of Milwaukee, it has a golf course and alpine skiing; its longest run is 3,000 feet (0.57 mi; 0.91 km) in length. [2]
Erin Hills is a golf course in the north central United States, located in Erin, Wisconsin, in Washington County, 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Milwaukee. The course officially opened in 2006. [3] It hosted the 117th U.S. Open in 2017. [4] The announcement was made in 2010. It was the first USGA regular men's event ever awarded to a course ...
Whistling Straits is one of two 36-hole links-style golf courses associated with Destination Kohler, a luxury golf resort owned and operated by the Kohler Company in Kohler, Wisconsin. The other course is Blackwolf Run, located in the Village of Kohler. The Whistling Straits complex is located north of Sheboygan, in the unincorporated community ...
Length. 7,259 yards (6,638 m) Course rating. 74.9. Slope rating. 144 [2] University Ridge Golf Course is a public golf course in the central United States, located in Verona and Madison, Wisconsin. It is the home course to both the men's and women's golf teams for the University of Wisconsin. Also, since 1994, it has been home to both the boys ...
History. The area that became Janesville was the site of a Ho-Chunk village named Įnį poroporo (Round Rock) up to the time of Euro-American settlement. In the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien, the United States recognized the portion of the present city that lies west of the Rock River as Ho-Chunk territory, while the area east of the river was recognized as Potawatomi land.