Historic Inns

Sheboygan Falls ยท Cole Historic District

The Rochester Inn

Charles D. Cole's 1848 Greek Revival store and trading post in Sheboygan Falls, later a chair factory, restored as an inn in 1986.

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Built
1848Built 1848 by Charles D. Cole as a Greek Revival store and trading post; restored as a bed and breakfast inn in 1986.
Style
Greek Revival
Type
Inn
Area
Cole Historic District
Credentials
Inside a National Register historic district

The story

Pioneer Charles D. Cole, Sheboygan County’s first postmaster, banker and register of deeds, built the Greek Revival building in 1848 as a store and trading post, using the second floor as living space. Its third floor hosted the first temperance society in the Midwest; the building later housed the Mattoon Brothers chair factory (1860) and a cheese-bandage factory from the 1880s until shortly before World War I. After falling into disrepair it was restored as a bed and breakfast inn in 1986, and it carries Wisconsin Historical Marker #389.

Good to know

  • Pets welcome
  • Address: 504 Water Street, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.