Property Record
1143 LAKEFIELD RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Johann Friederich/Catherine Hennings Farmstead Barn Complex |
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| Reference Number: | 222432 |
| Location (Address): | 1143 LAKEFIELD RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
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| Township/Village: | Grafton |
| Unincorporated Community: | Lakefield |
| Town: | 10 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 32 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20122019 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
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| Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| 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. This farmstead contains a farmhouse and complex of historic agricultural buildings. Johann Friederich Hennings immigrated to the United States from Altenburg, Germany, in July 1847. He purchased the subject property directly from the General Land Office of the United States on August 1, 1849. AHI listings for this farmstead include the house (AHI #222312), bank barn (AHI #222432), granary (AHI #222433), smokehouse (AHI #222434), and barn (AHI #222435). Datestone inscribed "F. W. Hennings 1877" embedded in the east foundation wall identifies that the barn was built by Friederich Wilhelm Hennings, son of Johann Friederich & Catherine. A historic photograph of the farmstead reveals that the barn originally featured a gabled roof; however, its existing gambrel roof dates to the historic period. 2019: Nominal change with animal shelter built off east side of the barn. Update photo. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Datestone embedded in east foundation wall. Plat maps, federal census records. Historic images of farmstead in possession of current property owners. “Architecture and History Survey: I-43” WHS project number 12-0649/MI/OZ. 2012. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |