

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Historic Unveiling: Abbot-Downing Stagecoach at Wade House
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Cost
Unveiling Ceremony and Stagecoach Presentation

Adult (18-64): $9
Teen (13-17): $9
Senior (65+): $7
Child (5-12): $5
Child Under 5: Free 

Stagecoach Rides will be available at specific times from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are an additional cost.  

Society members  receive a 10% discount, please verify your membership where prompted to receive discount at check out.  

Purchase Tickets: https://wihist.org/3QeogOC


Overview
On May 7 of 1875, an order was placed for Hotel Style Concord Stagecoach #433 to be handcrafted by the Abbot-Downing Company in Concord, New Hampshire. Now, just shy of its 150th birthday, this beautiful coach—one of roughly 160 remaining today—joins Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons at the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum at Wade House with a day of special activities. Join us for an unveiling ceremony and hear about the historic impact stagecoaches had on travel and settlement in the 1800s. Enhance your experience for an additional cost and sign up for a 30 minute ride in a handsomely appointed replica Concord stagecoach handcrafted by South Dakota’s Hansen Wheel &amp; Wagon Shop. 

Doug Hansen, president of Hansen Wheel &amp; Wagon Shop, will be on hand to share the story of stagecoaches in America, specifically highlighting the history and craftsmanship of coaches made by the Abbot-Downing Company. Light refreshments will be served. 

Photo credit: Gary C. Klein/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin 


About the Location
Wade House was constructed conveniently between the cities of Fond du Lac and Sheboygan along a well-used stagecoach trail. This made the beautiful 27-room Greek Revival stagecoach inn a popular resting point for travelers, tourists and businessfolk in the late 19th and early 20th century. Three generations of Wades called the inn home throughout its active operation—beginning with Sylvanus and Betsey Wade, who immigrated from Europe and constructed the inn in 1850. In 1950, the Kohler family and Kohler Foundation purchased Wade House and commissioned its full restoration. After, the site became property of the Wisconsin Historical Society and was opened to the public in 1953. 

Wade House Historic Site
W7965 State Highway 23
Greenbush, WI 53026  


Know Before You Go
The Unveiling Ceremony and Stagecoach Presentation will take place at the Wade House Visitor Center at W7965 Highway 23 in Greenbush. It is recommended that guests arrive 15 to 30 minutes in advance of the unveiling ceremony which will take place at 1 p.m. in the Visitor Center’s Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. The presentation about stagecoaches by Doug Hansen will take place immediately following the unveiling in the Visitor Center’s Walnut Room. 

Rides in the replica Concord stagecoach are scheduled at 10, 10:45, and 11:30 a.m., and at 12:15, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, and 4:30 p.m. Advanced reservations are strongly encouraged for the stagecoach rides and can be made here. For the safety of our guests and employees, management reserves the right to cancel and fully refund stagecoach rides due to severe weather or the forecast of severe weather.  

*Parking is available at the Visitor Center, located at W7965 Highway 23 in Greenbush, Wis.
*Check in at the visitor center front desk for the presentation.
*The Visitor Center is ADA Compliant with an elevator available for guests to use.
*Water and soft drinks are available for purchase.
*Restrooms are available.
*Guests with additional mobility needs are encouraged to contact the site directly at 920-526-3271 or wadehouse@wisconsinhistory.org. 


Contact
For more information, please contact the box office at 608-264-4848 or boxoffice@wisconsinhistory.org.
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- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Greenbush
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53026
- **lat**: 43.78352
- **long**: -88.09469
- **full address**: W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53026

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Wade House (https://allevents.in/org/wade-house/20022229)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53026
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wade House
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Historic Unveiling: Abbot-Downing Stagecoach at Wade House ?
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