SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23

Architecture and History Inventory
SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Taliesin - Midway Farm Buildings
Other Name:Midway Farm Buildings
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:139059
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23
County:Iowa
City:
Township/Village:Wyoming
Unincorporated Community:
Town:8
Range:4
Direction:E
Section:30
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1938
Additions:
Survey Date:1976
Historic Use:barn
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Taliesin
National Register Listing Date:4/14/1973
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
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, Division of Historic Preservation.
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National Historic Landmark. Frank Lloyd Wright's home, farm, office, and school from 1911 until his death in 1959.

2006-
The Taliesin property is treated as five distinct resource areas in the NHL nomination. The AHI uses a similar set of area designations which results in six resource designations. They consist of the following:

1)Taliesin III (AHI# 0027790), Wright's residence on the property. Originally built in 1911, severly damaged by fire in 1914 and again in 1925, today's structure is the third incarnation of the home.
2)Hillside Home School (AHI# 0139058)
3)Midway Farm Buildings (this listing)
4)Romeo & Juliet Windmill (AHI# 0139060)
5)Taliesin Dam (AHI# 0139061)
6)Tan-Y-Deri (AHI# 0139062)

A Historic Structure Report of this building can be found in Room 312 at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Covenant/Easement: From 7/11/1984 to 7/11/1994. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References:THE NEW YORK TIMES 6/2/1994 B1. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/2/1994. BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC 5/27/1994. MILWAUKEE DAILY REPORTER 6/16/1994. THE SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 6/22/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1994. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 6/15/1994. THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS 6/17/1994. MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 5/12/1994. THE CAPITAL TIMES 5/12/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 5/25/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 8/10/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/15/1994, P. 7A. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 10/16/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/5/1994. MADISON CAPITAL TIMES 6/9/1994. BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN 6/9/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1995. WOODVILLE LEADER 5/3/1995. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 8/5/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 10/15/1995. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 9/11/1996. Beloit Daily News 5/23/1997. Spring Green Home News 12/24/1997. Spring Green Home News 9/9/1998. Wisconsin State Journal 5/19/1999. The Capital Times 5/26/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/23/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/30/1999. The Capital Times, Home & Garden, 9/25/1999. Boscobel Dial 4/13/2000. Beloit Daily News 5/21/2001. Superior Daily Telegram 5/25/2004. Capital Times 5/25/2004. Milwaukee Daily Reporter 5/24/2004.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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