Property Record
6891 PAOLI RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fauerbach Brewing Co. Tavern |
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| Reference Number: | 4432 |
| Location (Address): | 6891 PAOLI RD |
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| County: | Dane |
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| Township/Village: | Montrose |
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| Town: | 5 |
| Range: | 8 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 10 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19792002 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Composition Board |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | PAIRED BRACKETS UNDER EAVES ON MAIN FACADE. WAS SIDED IN ASBESTOS IN 1979 SURVEY AND HAS NOW (2002) BEEN RESIDED IN ALUMINUM CLAPBOARDS. This street front portion of the property was built by Fauerbach Brewing Co. in 1899. Level 1 had a bar and dining room. Level 2 had 4 rooms. The abstract shows Philip Fauerbach (FBC treasurer) paid the final loan contract in 1904. It was used by the brewery to house 4 hop processing workers during August hop harvest. The building called the Creamery was also Fauerbach property. Used for hop processing. Farmers brought hops by wagon. 2024: May have been built around 1850. The current owner has removed the siding and an older building is visible behind the front facade. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |