111 Clay Leopold House

Carl A. Leopold built the house at (111 Clay). His son Aldo Leopold grew up there. It is a 2½-story, rustic Queen Anne-style residence built around 1893. It features a multiple gable roof and a central chimney. The foundation and first floor of the house are composed of rough-faced, cut limestone that was laid in a random manner. By the 1930s, Leopold was the country’s top expert on wildlife management. Leopold saw ‘wilderness’ as more than game or recreational hunting ground, but as an arena for the flourishing of a healthy biotic community. He fought for efforts to expand and protect the nation’s wilderness areas while changing society’s attitude towards nature.