100 Jackson Street

Erected in 1872 by Alanson Wood, Woods Hotel, later becoming Hotel Englebright followed by The Grand View, was one of the largest and finest in Fond du Lac County.  The five-story building, comprised of brick and stone, had large decorative balconies overlooking the Square.  It had seventy-five rooms, all of which were well furnished and well kept.  Before Woods Hotel was built, the lot was occupied by the Ripon House.  This two-story, square, wooden building was the first structure in Ripon, built by David Mapes in 1850.  It was later called the American House and moved to the valley area along Silver Creek.  Fire destroyed the hotel in February 1949, taking six lives including Ripon’s beloved schoolteacher Alice Callan.

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