APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) - Appleton’s oldest existing house is now like a small museum for visitors to the area looking to rent a place to stay.

The owner bought the property six years ago, and after a huge renovation, the house provides a sense of time from another era.

At 515 West Fifth Street in Appleton, the L.B. Leach House has a history dating back to 1851, and for the past six years, Tom Miller has been its owner.

“I knew it had some historical significance, did not realize at the time it was Appleton’s oldest original house, and it was the COVID year, I couldn’t travel, couldn’t do anything, so why not take on a project?” says Miller.

The house was originally on East John Street but was relocated in 1935 to avoid demolition near Lawrence University.

Miller’s renovation restored t

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