Property Record
895 COUNTY HIGHWAY A
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Cheeseville Dairy Cheese Factory |
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| Other Name: | Mallory |
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| Reference Number: | 120546 |
| Location (Address): | 895 COUNTY HIGHWAY A |
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| County: | Washington |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Farmington |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 12 |
| Range: | 20 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 35 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1999 |
| Historic Use: | cheese factory |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Fieldstone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. 1999: The factory was probably built for the Benedix family, who operated the cheese factory from at least 1892 until at least 191. The barn displays rock-faced, stone quoins but has been altered by the addition of a shed roofed garage and the installation of glass block in most of the window openings. The current owner is Edwin Mallory. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Architecture/History Survey: 1999, Elizabeth L. Miller. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |