Historical Tours and Attractions

Hawks Inn Tours

Saturdays May until October

Tours of this fully restored stagecoach stop from the mid-1800s are available every weekend (1pm-4pm) in downtown Delafield. The three-story, 18-room, fully restored establishment has an amazing variety of period artifacts in each room. Upon your visit, you will be guided by a tour guide who will share knowledge of the tools and processes from the era as well as stories from the diary published by Mr. and Mrs. Hawks who ran the Inn.

Hawks Inn Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 180104
426 Wells Street
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-4794
www.hawksinn.org 

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

Beyond the white steeples that cascade the skyline of Delafield, atop the rolling hills of this historic city, you can see St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (SJNMA). SJNMA is a private, all-male college preparatory and leadership development school for young men in grades 6-12. The Academy combines personalized academic instruction, mandatory participation in athletics, ongoing instruction in ethics and values, and a structured, military-style environment that together allow each cadet an opportunity to achieve at his full potential.

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
1101 Genesee St.
Delafield, WI 53018
(262) 646-7199
www.sjnma.org

Nashotah House Seminary

A seminary of the Episcopal Church in the Anglican Communion of Churches is established, becoming Wisconsin's oldest degree-granting institution. 

Nashotah House Seminary 
2777 Mission Rd.
Nashotah, WI 53058
(262) 646-6500 
www.nashotah.edu 

Cushing Memorial Park

At the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War in 1863, Delafield native First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing fell at the young age of 22. It was in on Memorial Day in 1915, Cushing Memorial Park was dedicated and monument erected to honor Alonzo as well as his two heroic brothers, William and Howard Cushing. Today, almost 150 years later, the U.S. Army approved the nomination to consider a Metal of Honor award for Alonzo Cushing in response his actions on the battlefield that fateful day. With congressional approval, Cushing would become the 22nd person to receive the Metal of Honor from the Civil War.

Cushing Memorial Park
Cushing Park Road
Delafield, WI 53018

From Interstate 94, take exit 285 North (County Road C / Genesee St). Turn West on Main St, take the 2nd right onto Cushing Park Road.

Just a short drive from the comforts of the hotels in Delafield:

Old World Wisconsin

Stay in Delafield, but travel back in time to celebrate Wisconsin's harvest-time celebrations including Autumn on the Farm, Vintage Baseball, and an Old Time County Fair at this outdoor museum that recreates pioneer days.

Old World Wisconsin
W372 S9727 Hwy 67
Eagle, WI 53119
(262) 594-6301
www.oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org

Ten Chimneys

This lovingly preserved home, which was the summer getaway of famous 1930s Broadway actors, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne is just minutes south of Delafield. Overflowing with personal mementos, hand painted murals and original furnishings, Ten Chimneys is living monument to theatre and the arts. It is also a National Historic Landmark, "Save America's Treasures" project site, and listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. Public tours begin May 3through November 12, 2011 with special events held throughout the year. For more information, visit the website or call 262-968-4110.

Tours and special events
www.tenchimneys.org
Ten Chimneys
S43 W31575 Depot Road
Genesee Depot, WI