Property Record
358 W ELM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LANCASTER BUTTER AND CHEESE COMPANY |
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| Other Name: | DIXON MOWERS |
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| Reference Number: | 44718 |
| Location (Address): | 358 W ELM ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Lancaster |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | cheese factory |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A WEATHER VANE INCORPORATING THE FIGURE OF A COW IS LOCATED ABOVE ONE OF THE CUPOLA-LIKE ELEMENTS SITUATED ON TOP OF THE BUILDING. THIS CHEESE FACTORY IS MADE OF ROCK-FACED CONCRETE BLOCK, IS L-PLAN IN SHAPE WITH ADDITIONS MADE TO IT, ONE AND A HALF STORIES IN HEIGHT, AND HAS A GAMBREL ROOF. IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. IT WAS BUILT FOR BECK AND SCHWARTZ IN 1912. THE STUDY UNITS (CODE) IS DAIRY EXPANSION. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: CONSTRUCTED IN 1912, THIS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE HOUSED BECK & SCHWARTZ'S LANCASTER BUTTER AND CHEESE COMPANY FROM 1912 UNTIL AT LEAST 1940 AND IT WAS STILL ASSOCIATED WITH DAIRY PRODUCTS AS LATE AS 1950. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF LANCASTER, WI. NEW YORK: 1905, 1912, 1927, 1927 (UPDATED TO 1940). CITY OF LANCASTER REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |