Property Record
7325 US HIGHWAY 51
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ARTHUR M. KAROW HATCHERY AND EGG FARM |
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| Reference Number: | 150762 |
| Location (Address): | 7325 US HIGHWAY 51 |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Deforest |
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| Year Built: | 1967 |
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| Survey Date: | 2008 |
| Historic Use: | Agricultural - outbuilding |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Arthur M. Karow Hatchery and Egg Farm" 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. THIS IS A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE FOR THE KAROW HATCHERY AND EGG FARM. IT WAS BUILT TO RAISE CHICKENS AS REPLACEMENTS FOR THE LAYING HENS THAT WERE PRODUCING EGGS IN THE LAYING HOUSE. IT IS CONTRIBUTING BECAUSE IT FITS INTO THE PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR THIS RESOURCE, 1930-1975. 2008- "The Arthur M. Karow Hatchery and Egg Farm is a farmstead developed in the mid twentieth century as a chicken hatchery and egg farm. The outbuildings are all related to the production of chickens and eggs except for the large concrete-block garage, a building that is related to a side business of Arthur Karow. The house was the home of Arthur and Lulu Karow. The contributing buildings are desclibed below. [The farmstead consists of the house [140399], hatchery building [150761], laying house [150764], granary [150763], poultry barn [150762], corn crib [150765], sales shed [150766], and the Karow Brothers Garage [150767]]. Poultry Bam, c. 1967 [150762] The poultry bam was constructed around 1967 to raise chickens for the laying house. It is a simple long rectangular building with a gable roof covered with asphalt shingles. The vertical wood board walls sit on a concrete foundation. The window openings sit under the eaves and are small and rectangular and are filled with three-light glazing. A small entry door sits in the south elevation." -"Arthur M. Karow Hatchery and Egg Farm", WisDOT#6020-02-00, Prepared by Carol Lohry Cartwright (consultant) for the Mississippi Valley Archaelogy Center, (2008). small animal building |
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| Bibliographic References: | INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL KAROW, OCTOBER 5, 2008. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |