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W11444 STATE HIGHWAY 16/60 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

W11444 STATE HIGHWAY 16/60

Architecture and History Inventory
W11444 STATE HIGHWAY 16/60 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Webster Farmstead
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:14934
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W11444 STATE HIGHWAY 16/60
County:Dodge
City:
Township/Village:Elba
Unincorporated Community:
Town:10
Range:13
Direction:E
Section:16
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1860
Additions:
Survey Date:1999
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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: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. HEAVY FLAT STONE LINTELS. SPINDLEWORK PORCH W/DENTILLED EAVES. Property owned by James Webster in 1860. This was the last of three farmsteads that the native New Yorker developed in the area. It was his most successful. Known as the Elba Cener Stock Farm, it became renowned for Spanish Merino sheep and short-horn cattle. As a leading stockraiser, Webster was also a community leader; he served as president of the Elba Farmers Insurance Company and president of the Columbus Union Agricultural Society. It appears that Webster passed the farm on to his son Samuel R.. The latter, who was locally prominent as a member the state senate during the 1890s and as the secretary of the Dodge County Fair Association, maintained the farm by 1910. The Webster family operated the sizeable farm until at least 1947. Also on property is a barn (AHI 117744) and silo (AHI 117743).
Bibliographic References:Plat maps. Local histories.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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