▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : F ellow ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁IE EE ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Cot ton ▁House ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁house ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 6 4 0 ▁South ▁Web ster ▁Avenue ▁within ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Hill ▁State ▁Historical ▁Park ▁in ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁Wisconsin . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁for ▁its ▁architect ural ▁significance ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁Cot ton ▁House ▁was ▁built ▁right ▁around ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Beau pre ▁and ▁Web ster ▁Avenue . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Judge ▁Joseph ▁P enn ▁Ar nd t ▁for ▁John ▁Cot ton , ▁whose ▁family ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁J . ▁W . ▁Wood ru ff . ▁Wood ru ff ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁sold ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Green ▁Bay , ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁or phan age ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Brown ▁County ▁Historical ▁Society ▁began ▁moving ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁location . ▁The ▁house ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places