N31101 USH 53 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N31101 USH 53

Architecture and History Inventory
N31101 USH 53 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:B. A. Severson Farmstead
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:135878
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N31101 USH 53
County:Trempealeau
City:
Township/Village:Preston
Unincorporated Community:
Town:21
Range:7
Direction:W
Section:17
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1910
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:American Foursquare
Structural System:
Wall Material:Ceramic Tile
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:Plat books for Trempealeau Co. dated from 1878-1924 all show B. A. Severson as the owner of this land. This house probably replaces an earlier house on the same site. 2-story, hip-roofed American Foursquare. square plan. foundation and exterior walls made of hollow building tiles. Facade faces east onto US Hwy 53. 2005 - house is in highly intact condition, although present 2-story porch is likely a modern replacement for a full length porch originally built on the house. Marks on the facade support this conjecture. While the house is intact and the materials are unusual, its design is not. House is currently vacant. Farm outbuildings originally associated with the house are no longer extant. 2024- Farmstead: Two story American Foursquare, brick veneer, a pyramidal asphalt shingle roof, a brick foundation, wood one-over-one windows, and front addition. Outbuildings: A metal pole barn, a wood pig shed, a small wood shed, and stables.
Bibliographic References:Architecture / History Survey for WisDOT project #1633-07-00, Map Project no. 05-5013 (SHPO Compliance project no. 05-0872/TR) 2024 - Stantec, for PSCW on behalf of ATC Historic Architectural Survey Grid Forward – Central Wisconsin Transmission Line Project, Adams, Clark, Columbia, Green Lake, Jackson, Marquette, Portage, Trempealeau, Waushara, and Wood Counties, Wisconsin
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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