VIEW From 1908

Looking through old photos of Alma, Wisconsin I found this picture from 1908.  Can you spot the building that is now the Blue Door Inn?  Look for the long porches.

This view from the hillside above Alma also shows three of Alma's most iconic buildings.

• Lower edge middle is the Buffalo County Training School built in 1902.  This building is still standing and is now the Alma Area Museum.  Visit their website.
• Buffalo County Courthouse just above the School.  Building was demolished in the 1960s to make way for a new modern courthouse building. 
• Alma Area Public School is above the Courthouse.  Building was also demolished to make way for a parking lot and the Courthouse Annex.

Loss of such iconic buildings prompted the citizens of Alma to form the Alma Historical Society and in 1982 they applied for designation as a National Historic District.  They became Wisconsin's first historic district and today 300+ acres and over 220 buildings are protected from demolition and enjoyed by 1000s of visitors each year.