The fire at an historic home in Burlington on Friday, Nov. 22, was the culmination of a months-long strife between the property owner, who police arrested for starting the fire, and the city, according to city and county records.

A 65-year-old man has been charged with burning down his historic mansion in Burlington. Robert A. Staton was charged Wednesday in connection to the fire, which happened last week.

Burlington police arrested a man after a five-alarm fire at the historic Meinhardt Mansion early Friday morning, Nov. 22.

BURLINGTON — A historic mansion that helped anchor this Racine County city's historic district, has burned and the home's owner has been arrested. Robert Staton was arrested following the devastating fire last week on tentative charges of negligent handling of burning materials,