Property Record
400 RAILROAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | NEW GLARUS CHEESE MANUFACTURING CO. |
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| Reference Number: | 68430 |
| Location (Address): | 400 RAILROAD ST |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | New Glarus |
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| Year Built: | 1873 |
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| Survey Date: | 19802015 |
| Historic Use: | dairy processing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |