Property Record
E6534 RAINBOW RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C.W. Von Ruden Farmstead |
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| Reference Number: | 73495 |
| Location (Address): | E6534 RAINBOW RD |
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| County: | Vernon |
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| Township/Village: | Coon |
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| Town: | 14 |
| Range: | 5 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 25 |
| Quarter Section: | NW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This large brick Queen Anne style house was built for C.W. Von Ruden, who owned the surrounding farmstead from at least 1878 through at least 1896 and whose descendents owned it until 1965. The house was surveyed by the SHPO in 1976 and its original wraparound front porch has lost almost all of its original decorative trim since that time. None of the original farm buildings have survived. 1995- "C. W. Von Ruden Farmhouse (now John Nerison house), VE26/19. Plat maps show that the larger 160- acre farmstead that this fine, large two-story Queen Anne style house was originally associated with once spanned both sides of what is now USH 14, and that a farmhouse belonging to C. Von Ruden was located on this site as early as 1878. Since the Von Rudens continued to own this farm until at least 1965, it is almost certain that the present house was built during their period of ownership. The Von Ruden house has an irregular plan and it is constructed with brick exterior walls that rise up to the metalcovered hip-and-deck roof that shelters them. Windows are mostly one-over-one-light double hung sash and an interesting feature is that all the first story windows have segmental-arched heads while the second story ones have flat arches (it is possible that all of the first story windows themselves once had segmental-arch upper sash as well, but they do not now). So far as can be seen the only other change of significance to the exterior of the building has been to the verandah that wraps around its northeast corner. The roof of this verandah seems to be original but it is now upheld by a series of simple modern wood posts. The size of this house makes one wish that the farm buildings that once formed the rest of the farmstead had also survived, but the house is the only remaining remnant of the original farm. Consequently, the loss of the context that once gave the house meaning and the unexceptional design of the house make it unlikely that it is individually eligible for inclusion in the NRHP on the basis of its architectural significance. Note: this house was surveyed by the SHPO in 1976 and much of the now-vanished porch detailing was in place at that time. Note also: this house may be out of the APE for some or all of the options." - "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Vernon County Heritage. Viroqua: Vernon County Historical Society, 1994, pp. 597-598. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |