Property Record
8035 US HIGHWAY 14
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Smith-Hoffman Farm |
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Reference Number: | 123923 |
Location (Address): | 8035 US HIGHWAY 14 |
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County: | Iowa |
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Township/Village: | Arena |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 8 |
Range: | 5 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 21 |
Quarter Section: | NE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
Year Built: | |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 2002 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
Structural System: | |
Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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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: | July 2002-This farmstead consists of a circa 1890s, gabled ell farmhouse and six outbuildings. The farmhouse is sheathed in aluminum and its roof is covered with asphalt shingles. An open porch topped with a mansard-like roof supported by turned posts is fitted into the northeast ell juncture. Also, an enclosed, flat-roof porch is positioned within the southeast (rear) ell juncture. Fenestration generally consists of one over one, double hung sashes obscured by metal combination storm windows, although a modern picture window is evident. The most significant outbuilding is a circa 1920s, rainbow roof bank barn that is sheathed in vertical board and rests upon a stone foundation. A flat roof, brick milkhouse is attached to the barn, while a metal silo lies to the rear (south). Other buildings include a gambrel roof, vertical board clad hay barn; a board sided animal barn; as well as a garage and a shed covered with drop siding. Many of these auxiliary outbuildings date to the early twentieth century. The earliest available plat (1870) indicates a farmstead was extant at this location and was owned by B.S. Rollins. By 1895, the property had been passed on to W. Moore, who, in turn, sold it to G. Smith by 1901. Smith owned the tract until at least 1915; however, Clark Hoffman is listed as the occupant on a 1920 plat. Hoffman remained on the property into at least the 1950s. No information any of these owners was located. |
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Bibliographic References: | Plats. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |