Location
Finch Street (13th Street)
Architectural Style
Gabled Ell
Built in , the R. H. Rugg House is the first dwelling built and occupied in Brodhead.
Russel Rugg
Russel Rugg was a machinist, painter, and active in the Methodist church. He assisted in erecting the building, and his name can be found on a 1858 deed to one of the pews.
Russel was married to Mary, and they had three children: Luella, Walter, and Howard.
Russell's son Walter was vice president of Westinghouse, and removed to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Russel sold the house in 1869
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| 1869 mortgage papers for the sale of R. H. Rugg's house |
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| 1869 mortgage papers for the sale of R. H. Rugg's house |
The R. H. Rugg House's Fate
The Rugg house has been razed, and the lot is now an extended yard of the adjoined property.
Sources
- via Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, "R. H. Rugg", "Brodhead", "Green", "WI", "89655".
