9 1 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁de eded ▁to ▁the ▁School ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁of ▁the ▁Lake , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁Wisconsin ▁ ▁The ▁Hom est ead ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁included ▁the ▁house , ▁and ▁eight ▁other ▁structures ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁drive . ▁ ▁There ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁st ables ▁for ▁the ▁coach ▁horses ▁and ▁ph a eton . ▁ ▁B ail ly ▁House ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁shortly ▁before ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁Joseph ▁B ail ly ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁ 2 ½ - st ories ▁built ▁out ▁of ▁" he wn ▁logs ▁of ▁ced ar ▁and ▁o ak , ▁closely ▁fitted , ▁and ▁p inned ▁at ▁the ▁corners ." ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁then ▁s ided ▁with ▁la pped ▁weather ▁bo ards . ▁ ▁After ▁Joseph ' s ▁death , ▁his ▁daughter ▁E ster ▁B ail ly ▁Wh ist ler ' s ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁appeared ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁no ▁changes . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Den ver , ▁E ster ' s ▁sister ▁Rose ▁B ail ly ▁How e ' s ▁family ▁assumed ▁occup ancy . ▁ ▁Rose ' s ▁husband , ▁Francis ▁How e , ▁arranged ▁to ▁sell ▁tim ber ▁from ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁nearby ▁rail road ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁employee ). ▁ ▁Francis ▁rem ode