Property Record
COUNTY HIGHWAY H, W SIDE, .2 MILE N OF KNOBS RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | RUGGLES STAGE STOP |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 47319 |
| Location (Address): | COUNTY HIGHWAY H, W SIDE, .2 MILE N OF KNOBS RD |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Ridgeway |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 7 |
| Range: | 4 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 27 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1843 |
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| Additions: | 1852 |
| Survey Date: | 1976 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS SIMPLE, FRAME HOUSE (BUILT 1843) WITH A FULL-LENGTH FRONT PORCH WAS PERHAPS THE EARLIEST FRAME HOUSE IN THE COUNTY. FOR A TIME, IT SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STOP. A FRAME BARN (BUILT 1852) IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. WITH A FOUNDATION OF HUGE SANDSTONE BLOCKS, IT WAS CALLED "THE LARGEST COTTONPICKIN' BARN IN THE WHOLE WIDE STATE!" WHEN IT WAS BUILT. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |