12500C. N GREEN BAY RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

12500C. N GREEN BAY RD

Architecture and History Inventory
12500C. N GREEN BAY RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:MATC BUILDING
Contributing:
Reference Number:71791
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):12500C. N GREEN BAY RD
County:Ozaukee
City:Mequon
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:1990
Historic Use:
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:DESCRIPTION
This large Wisconsin dairy barn has an L form, board siding, gambrel roof, and large sliding doors. The barn sits on a concrete foundation that is punctuated with simple sash windows. Three shed-roofed dormers project from the front facade roof. On one end of the barn is a hanging gable. Also on the property is a one and one-half story brick building with a gable roof, dormer, and two over two light double-hung sash windows. Attatched to the brick building is a long frame shed that has a gable roof and five garage-type doors.

ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE
According to Wisconsin's CULTURE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, the Wisconsin Dairy Barn was devloped and promoted by the University of Wisconsin in the late nineteeth centuryasassited by Wisconsin farmers to expand the dairy industry in the state. The Wisconsin Dairy Barn is a long, narrow barn with regularly spaced windows along the concrete foundation walls, a gambrel roof with ventilators, and two rows of stallsin the interior devided by a coridor. This barn has an L shape that is a frequently seen variation of the Wisconsin dairy barn. It is in excellent conditions and is part of the Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the record you were looking for, or have other questions about historic preservation, please email us and we can help:

If you have an update, correction, or addition to a record, please include this in your message:

  • AHI number
  • Information to be added or changed
  • Source information

Note: When providing a historical fact, such as the story of a historic event or the name of an architect, be sure to list your sources. We will only create or update a property record if we can verify a submission is factual and accurate.

How to Cite

For the purposes of a bibliography entry or footnote, follow this model:

Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory Citation
Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, "Historic Name", "Town", "County", "State", "Reference Number".