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912 County Highway A | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

912 County Highway A

Architecture and History Inventory
912 County Highway A | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:District #4 School
Other Name:Lee and Marlene Martin House
Contributing:
Reference Number:114492
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):912 County Highway A
County:Washington
City:
Township/Village:Farmington
Unincorporated Community:
Town:12
Range:20
Direction:E
Section:27
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1912
Additions:
Survey Date:19992025
Historic Use:school-one to six room
Architectural Style:Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Structural System:Masonry
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:Y
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Formerly filed under "Cheeseville School". Supposedly the first school in the county with indoor plumbing. 1999: The current owner is Lee N. Martin. 2025: This one-and-one-half-story brick schoolhouse currently functions as a house. It has a truncated hip roof with asphalt shingles, internal brick chimney, bell tower, double entrances, one-over-one vinyl windows, and a stone foundation. Outbuildings include a circa 1980 front-gabled metal pole barn with circa 1990 shed roof additions, a circa 1990 metal pole barn, and a circa 2020 front-gabled garage with asphalt shingle roof, composite siding, and concrete foundation.
Bibliographic References:Washington County History and Driving Tours presented by the Washington County Landmarks Commission, 1999. Architecture/History Survey: 1999, Elizabeth L. Miller.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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