History
Cooper Hill House was built in 1888 for Martin and Mary Johnson. It was sturdily constructed with native hemlock and white pine from the Bayfield waterfront lumber mill of H.J. Wachsmuth, where Johnson worked as a millwright.
The house later came into the possession of Wachsmuth himself and served as the family home of the descendants of this lumberman and civic leader for almost a century. Julie & Larry MacDonald purchased Cooper Hill House in 1989 and live there all year round.
The "Cooper Hill House" title originates from a local nickname for the Manypenny Avenue hill which the house is situated atop. The Cooper family lived on the hill decades ago. Cooper Hill was traditionally used as a winter sliding hill and many Bayfield residents recall sailing down the hill on their bobsleds during the early part of the 19th century.
The house later came into the possession of Wachsmuth himself and served as the family home of the descendants of this lumberman and civic leader for almost a century. Julie & Larry MacDonald purchased Cooper Hill House in 1989 and live there all year round.
The "Cooper Hill House" title originates from a local nickname for the Manypenny Avenue hill which the house is situated atop. The Cooper family lived on the hill decades ago. Cooper Hill was traditionally used as a winter sliding hill and many Bayfield residents recall sailing down the hill on their bobsleds during the early part of the 19th century.
