The Stahl-Conrad Homestead
9724 West Forest Home Avenue, Hales Corners, Wisconsin 53130


Homestead Happenings
For current information about the Stahl-Conrad Homestead, a non-profit historical society, please go to Homestead Happenings.  There you can access our newsletters and annual reports.

For information about Farmers' markets, please go to  Harvest at the Homestead, or call the coordinator, Robert Stockinger, at 414-708-0584 (please leave your name and phone number).
Stahl-Conrad Homestead, Inc.
  • Mission
  • Membership
 On July 31, 2003, Stahl-Conrad Homestead, Inc., a non-profit historical society, purchased the property at 9724 West Forest Home Avenue.  View maps.  We are dedicated to creating a museum and preserving this homestead as a remnant of a bygone lifestyle. Read mission statement.

We welcome new and renewing members! Go to Membership.

The Homestead was featured in the front page story of the July 10, 2003 issue of the Hales Corners Village Hub.  Read the article.
The Homestead
 The property includes an 1870s German farmhouse and adjacent land which was in the ownership of Hans Stahl and his descendants, the Conrads, from 1869 to 1986. The 2.5 acre site is a small portion of the original Stahl property.  MORE  

In 2006 the Stahl-Conrad Homestead was designated a local historic landmark by the Village of Hales Corners.
Janesville Plank Road
 The homestead land itself has great historical significance.  It is located on the former Janesville Plank Road, a route taken by early settlers as they sought fertile land southwest of Milwaukee.  The property represents what this area once was: small, quiet, agricultural.  
We need your help!
 We welcome monetary contributions, gifts of goods and services, and/or your help as a volunteer!  We also appreciate donations of items relating to settlement of this area, 19th and early 20th century farming, the Stahl and Conrad families, businesses operated by the Conrads, etc.  Please call 414-425-5572 for more information about contributions and donations.
Contact us
You can reach us at 414-425-5572, or  e-mail the webmaster.

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