W8255 STATE HIGHWAY 23 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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W8255 STATE HIGHWAY 23

Architecture and History Inventory
W8255 STATE HIGHWAY 23 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Carl Reiss Farmstead
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:122912
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W8255 STATE HIGHWAY 23
County:Sheboygan
City:
Township/Village:Greenbush
Unincorporated Community:
Town:15
Range:20
Direction:E
Section:9
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:20022017
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Rock-Faced Concrete Block
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
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:Unusual Queen Anne style farmhouse built out of rock-faced concrete block. Portions of the rear ell and all gable ends have now been resided in wide aluminum or steel clapboards. Plat books and style of house suggest that the house was built for Carl Reiss, who is shown having a house on the site from 1875-1909 and whose family owned it until at least 1920.

2017 - Not resurveyed, loss of integrity (replacement siding, replacement windows, enclosed porch)
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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