Travel Through Time
Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons is yours to explore year ‘round at the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. Weather permitting, check out snowshoes at our visitor center and experience the natural beauty of our grounds via a different form of historic transportation! Snowshoes are available with 4+ inches of snow cover. The remainder of our site buildings, including the original Wade House Inn, our sawmill, and blacksmith shop, reopen for general admission in May 2027.
Step Into History – For a Limited Time Only
Step back in time with the 1875 Hotel Style Concord Stagecoach #433 at the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. One of only about 160 known to exist, this beautifully preserved coach is a striking addition to Wisconsin’s largest collection of historic carriages and wagons. Don’t miss your chance to view this remarkable artifact!
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Wade House
Wade House is a fun-filled day for family and friends to walk in the footsteps of their ancestors
Wade House is hiring for a full-time maintenance person (aka Facilities Management Specialist).
The Facilities Management Specialist is responsible for performing and overseeing the maintenance of facilities including planning, assigning and monitoring daily and seasonal maintenance of buildings and grounds. It will also include overseeing maintenance, repair, and safe use of vehicles, tools and equipment performed by staff and contracted service providers. This position ensures building systems, equipment, and grounds are safe, operational, and visitor ready; coordinates and monitors contractor and vendor activities; supports capital and preservation projects; and assists with compliance with safety protocols, regulatory requirements, and agency standards.
The salary will be between $28.00 - $33.00 per hour in accordance with the provisions of the current Compensation Plan.
Wade House offers a competitive benefits package featuring:
• Substantial leave time including at least 3.5 weeks of time off to start, 9 paid holidays, and ample accrued sick time that rolls over each year.
• Excellent and affordable health, vision, and dental benefits
• An exceptional pension plan with employer match and lifetime retirement payment, plus an optional tax advantaged 457 retirement savings plan
• Well Wisconsin Wellness Program
• A free and confidential employee assistance program that offers employees and their immediate family dependents a variety of tools, resources, and professional consultation services to support their health, goals, and overall well-being
Visit wj.wi.gov/22512 for more information and to apply by November 12, 2026.
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I will work for half price, I love the OLD WADE HOUSE 🏠
Geez, I wish I would have known about this months ago.
Cool 😎 place haunted 👻 😁
Interested until the major salary decrease. Best of luck! Seems like a great place.
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