| Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION
The house on this property is constructed of course limstone rubble. It has a low-pitched intersecting gable roof with narrow wooden frieze under the eaves. Window openings are six-over-six double hung sashes decorated with stone segmental arches and shutters. A small fan light sits at the top of the gable. The ell is either new construction or a remodeling of the old ell. It has wood shingle siding, a large stone fireplace chimney, and a large modren window. A simple over hang with square post covers the ell. Also on the property is a barn that has a hanging gable roof, board siding, and numerous double hung sashes. The barn sits on a fieldstone foundation. There ae sone additional frame sheds on the property and a coursed stone constructed milkhouse with hipped roof, flared eaves, and six-over-six light openings.
ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE
The stone house exhibits a high quality of workmanship and materials. The level of preservation is also high. The barn is unusual because of its hanging gable, the many multiple pane windows and a high level of preservation. Because these two buildings exhibit a fine quality of materials and construction techniques, they are significant for architecture. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [a] Plat Maps for the city of Mequon, 1867-1980, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin, or the Archives at the State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.
[b] Tax Rolls for the city of Mequon, 1857-1930, on file at the library, Mequon, Wisconsin.
[c] Field observation based on architectural and historical information.
[d] Information from the owner of the property.
[e] Information from the building's datestone or inscription.
[f] Freistadt Historical Society, Freistadt and the Lutheran Immigration, Mequon: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989.
[g] L. Rehm, Mequon History, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin.
[h] C.W. Butterfield, History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Chicago: Western Publishing Company, 1880.
[i] Information from the Mequon Landmarks Commission, Mequon, Wisconsin. |
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