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400 RAILROAD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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400 RAILROAD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
400 RAILROAD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:NEW GLARUS CHEESE MANUFACTURING CO.
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:68430
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):400 RAILROAD ST
County:Green
City:New Glarus
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1873
Additions:
Survey Date:19802015
Historic Use:dairy processing facility
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Wood
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:New Glarus' first cheese factory opened in 1873 and was operated by the New Glarus Cheese Manufacturing Company. It specialized in American cheese which was shipped directly to England.
Bibliographic References:(A) History of Green County, 1877. (B) New Glarus, Wisconsin: A Mirror of Switzerland, Millard Tschudy, 1965. (C) Wally Ekum Abstract Co. A Walking tour of Historic New Glarus, Wisconsin, ca. 1995.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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