Property Record
STATE HIGHWAY 188, .5 M S OF STATE HIGHWAY 60
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Kehl Winery - Peter Kehl House |
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| Reference Number: | 5001 |
| Location (Address): | STATE HIGHWAY 188, .5 M S OF STATE HIGHWAY 60 |
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| County: | Dane |
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| Township/Village: | Roxbury |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 9 |
| Range: | 7 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 6 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1858 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kehl Winery |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/2/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. This handsome limestone vernacular house was built in 1858 by Peter Kehl, who established the Kehl Winery at the site. Massive segmental arched lintles appear above transomed windows, and dentil trim lines the eaves. One of earliest Wisconsin wineries, built in 1859 of large limestone blocks and rubble. See R # 12506, 12507 for the winery and the wine cellar. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 9/4/1994. Prepared by Landscape Research, Ltd. for the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Dane County: A Guide to the Rural Landscape, 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |