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NORTH SIDE OF MARENGO RIVER RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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NORTH SIDE OF MARENGO RIVER RD

Architecture and History Inventory
NORTH SIDE OF MARENGO RIVER RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:242150
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):NORTH SIDE OF MARENGO RIVER RD
County:Ashland
City:
Township/Village:White River
Unincorporated Community:
Town:46
Range:4
Direction:W
Section:28
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1930
Additions:
Survey Date:2020
Historic Use:windmill
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:N
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:September 2020:
#242150 is located on the north side of Marengo River Road in White River, approximately 0.23 miles west of the intersection of Marengo River Road and Richardson Road. The immediate surrounding area consists of cultivated fields in all directions.

#242150 consists of as single circa 1930, galvanized metal windmill that is in good condition. The manufacturing company and location are engraved on the tail, with the top section reading “N.W. Wind Eng. Co.” and “Minneapolis, Minn” on the bottom. Though rusted, the rotor contains all of the original blades. The tower is partially covered in a vine and overgrown vegetation at its foundation. The windmill was originally part of a farmstead that is shown in historic aerial photographs as early as 1939, but destroyed prior to 1983 (USDA 1939, NETROnline 2020).
Bibliographic References:Ashland County, WI Property Assessor 2020 GIS Viewer. http://ashlandcowi.wgxtreme.com/. Accessed September 20, 2020. National Environmental Title Research (NETROnline) 2020 Historic Aerials and Topographic Maps, Wisconsin. https://www.historicaerials.com/viewer. Accessed September 15, 2020. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1939 Aerial Photography. USDA, Farm Service Agency. Published by Wisconsin Historic Aerial Imagery Finder. https://maps.sco.wisc.edu/WHAIFinder/#7/44.750/-89.750. Accessed September 14, 2020.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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