Whitney House Washington Birthday Ball invitation

Collection — Box: Multi 08

Identifier: MS-0175

Scope and Contents Note

This collection contains an invitation to the Washington Birthday Ball held at the Whitney House in Columbus, Wisconsin.

Dates

Creation: 1862 February 21

Access restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Publication rights

Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Organizational History

The Whitney House, now known as the Whitney Hotel, is located in Columbus, Wisconsin. It is on the National Register of Historic Places. H. A. Whitney built the first wooden building in 1845. After a fire in 1857, the current building was constructed. By 1858, a cream brick, Italianate-style hotel was completed. The third-floor ballroom was heated by six wood-burning stoves. The building began to decline in the 1950s and was almost demolished in 1991. It was placed on the Register and is now home to private apartments.