Additional Information: | This American Foursquare house on the Bergenz Farmstead is set 0.16 miles south of Aliceton Drive, west of Caesar Road. The WHPD indicates this house was built in 1917, which could not be confirmed with county assessor records. Most views of this house were obscured from view due to its position set back from the roadway and beyond a hilltop. The house is representative of a turn-of-the-century residence in a restrained Greek Revival style and Foursquare form that is typical for the local area and period.
In the 1899 atlas, this 180-acre parcel was owned and homesteaded by H. Fred. Schnitger. Its footprint was depicted slightly north of the present farmstead's cluster of buildings. Charles Baumann owned the 80-acre parcel in the 1919 atlas. The building site is still depicted slightly north of the present farmstead. In the 1937 aerial photograph, this farmstead, including the house and at least 3 barns/ag. buildings were evident here. The windmill could not be discerned.
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Bibliographic References: | 2024 Survey:
Foote, C.M. 1899 Plat Book of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Minneapolis, MN: C.M. Foote. Accessed online, https://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8760/
Ogle, G. A. & Co. 1919 Standard Atlas of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Chicago: G.A. Ogle & Co. Accessed online, https://historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8576/
Jannke, W.F. III 1998 A Brief History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Prepared for Jefferson County. Accessed online, https://cms4files.revize.com/jeffersoncountynew/COMMUNITY/History%20of%20Jefferson%20County.pdf
WHS n.d. "Origin of Jefferson County" Historical Essay. Madison: WHS. Accessed online, https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS9100
Western Historical Co. 1879 The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Co.. Accessed online, https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01001777/
Ott, John Henry 1917 Jefferson County, Wisconsin and its People: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing. Accessed online, https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/wch/id/36683/
Cartwright, Carol Lohry 2010 "Intesive Survey Report Architectural and Historical Survey of Towns of Concord, Farmington, Ixonia, and Watertown (NE Quadrant), Jefferson County, Wisconsin." Prepared for the Jefferson County Historic Sites Preservation Commission . Accessed online, https://cms4files.revize.com/jeffersoncountynew/HISTORIC%20SITES/NE%20Architectual_Historical_Intensive_Survey_Repor_Concord_Farmington_Ixonia_Watertownt.pdf
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