Property Record
5810 S RACINE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Rev. Rufus Cheney House |
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| Reference Number: | 8336 |
| Location (Address): | 5810 S RACINE AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | New Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1840 |
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| Survey Date: | 2004 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Asphalt |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. ** Wisconsin's First Freewill Baptist Church Congregation formed in house on July 11, 1840. Prospect Hill School also founded in the house. Oldest frame house in Waukesha County. New Berlin Landmark 12/9/1997. previously surveyed in 1979, with a map code of 59/5 on a DOT map. 2019: Foliage and setback of house prevented access to a photo. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Elizabeth Nolan, "Old Homes and Their Owners", Landmark, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 3, 1/1960. New Berlin Citizen 12/18/1997. Waukesha Freeman 12/23/1997. New Berlin Citizen 6/11/1998. ** "New Berlin Tour of Historic Sites" New Berlin Landmarks Commision. 3/2005. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |