Last updated: June 28, 2022
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Ulysses S. Grant and White Haven: A Timeline
White Haven Timeline (1796-1990)
The spreadsheet below offers a comprehensive timeline of the White Haven estate. It documents the various owners of the property, known episodes of activity, and concludes with an overview of how the property eventually became a unit of the National Park Service. Scholars of Ulysses S. Grant will find his connections to the property from 1843 to 1885 also documented in this timeline.
The first timeline serves as a master list of the entire property's history from 1796 to 1990. The succeeding spreadsheets are separated by property owner for easier viewing on this website.
Use the search bar on the right to find a particular date or topic. To download this spreadsheet, click on the "Download This Dataset" link underneath the timeline.
Updates will be made if new documented episodes are found. Research data for this spreadsheet was compiled by Park Ranger Nick Sacco.
The first timeline serves as a master list of the entire property's history from 1796 to 1990. The succeeding spreadsheets are separated by property owner for easier viewing on this website.
Use the search bar on the right to find a particular date or topic. To download this spreadsheet, click on the "Download This Dataset" link underneath the timeline.
Updates will be made if new documented episodes are found. Research data for this spreadsheet was compiled by Park Ranger Nick Sacco.
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Early Ownership (1796-1820) and Dent Family Ownership (1820-1865)
This spreadsheet documents the history of the White Haven property during the ownerships of Hugh Graham (1796-1799), James Mackey (1799-1808), William Lindsay Long (1808-1818), Theodore and Ann Lucas Hunt (1818-1820), and Frederick F. Dent (1820-1865).
| Date | Event | Source | Additional Notes |
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Ulysses S. Grant's Ownership of White Haven (1866-1885)
This spreadsheet documents activity at the White Haven estate during Ulysses S. Grant's full ownership of the property from 1866 to 1885.
| Date | Event | Source | Additional Notes |
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Turn of the 20th Century Ownership of White Haven (1885-1913)
This spreadsheet documents known activity at White Haven during the ownerships of William Vanderbilt (1885-1888), Luther Conn (1888-1903), and a series of owners through 1913.
| Date | Event | Source | Additional Notes |
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Wenzlick Family Ownership (1913-1986)
From 1913 through 1986, the White Haven estate was owned by three generations of the Wenzlick family. Albert (1913-1937), Delbert (1937-1979), and Bill (1979-1986) made many renovations to the White Haven estate, but they understood the significance of the home and kept most of the structure intact.
This spreadsheet documents the Wenzlick family's relationship with the White Haven estate.
This spreadsheet documents the Wenzlick family's relationship with the White Haven estate.
| Date | Event | Source | Additional Notes |
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St. Louis County Parks Ownership and Transfer to the National Park Service (1986-1990)
This spreadsheet documents the White Haven estate during its management by St. Louis County Parks and the property's eventual transfer to the National Park service in June 1990.
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