Property Record
W983 STATE HIGHWAY 73
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Clarke Farmstead - farmhouse |
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| Other Name: | Vickers Farm |
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| Reference Number: | 220758 |
| Location (Address): | W983 STATE HIGHWAY 73 |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Albion |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 5 |
| Range: | 12 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 15 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SE |
| Year Built: | 1880 |
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| Additions: | C. 1880C. 1842 1856 1903 |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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-Public History. Other buildings associated with this record include: threshing barn (AHI # 222561), summer kitchen (AHI #222562), dairy barn (AHI #222563), and small animal barn (AHI #222564). James Clarke received a patent in 1844 for the northeast quarter of Section 15, in the Town of Albion (encompassing this property). The 1861 Atlas of Dane County confirms his ownership of 160 acres. No building is depicted in the location of W983 WIS 73, but one is depicted where nearby 603 Craig Road stands today. By 1873, the acreage had passed to James Clarke’s two sons, Samuel and John Graham, with Samuel assuming ownership of the land encompassing 603 Craig Road and John Graham owning the land encompassing W983 WIS 73. Both owned 80-acre parcels, and both of the parcels depicted buildings by this time. The 1890 Plat Book of Dane County indicates the farmstead as owned by the “James G. Clarke Estate.” The 1904 Atlas of Dane County and 1911 Standard Historical Atlas of Dane County indicate Samuel Jr., John Graham Clarke’s son, as the owner of W983 WIS 73. His land holdings included 160 acres. By 1931, the property had passed to Samuel’s son-in-law, Clifford Vickers. The acreage and ownership remained the same through at least 1964. The 1968 Official Farm Plat Map depicts Glenn Neal as the owner of the 160-acre parcel, of which he remained through at least 1979. According to Ms. Johnson, upon Glenn’s death, Mrs. Glenn Neal entered into a land contract with the Wileman family, who apparently owned the property (depicted as “Crazy Acres” on maps) through the 1980s. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Atlas of Dane County, Wisconsin (1873) Madison, Dane County and Surrounding Towns, 283 Plat Book of Dane County, Wisconsin (1890) Atlas of Dane County (1904) Standard Historical Atlas of Dane County Wisconsin (1911) Dane County Plat Book of Dane County, Wisconsin (1931) Plat Book (Farm Atlas) of Dane County, Wisconsin (1947) Dane County Plat Book (1929) Atlas of Dane County, Wisconsin (1954) Ligowsky, A., Map of Dane County (1861) Official County Plat Book and Rural Directory of Dane County, Wisconsin (1958) Dane County, Wisconsin: Official Farm Plat Book (1960 and 1968) Tri-Annual Atlas and Plat Book of Dane County, Wisconsin (1964) Farm Plat Book Dane County, Wisconsin (1974) Land Atlas & Plat Book Dane County, Wisconsin (1979, 1985, 1993, 1997 and 2003) Land Atlas & Plat Book Dane County, Wisconsin (2007) Wisconsin State Journal, “Dane Conservation Office Aids Farmers,” 6 January 1946 Dean and Signe Johnson, owners, 2012 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |