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9461 S. 27th St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

9461 S. 27th St.

Architecture and History Inventory
9461 S. 27th St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Buckhorn Tavern
Other Name:Buckhorn Inn
Contributing:
Reference Number:8716
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):9461 S. 27th St.
County:Milwaukee
City:Franklin
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
Additions:
Survey Date:198020112024
Historic Use:tavern/bar
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:This is the second Buckhorn Inn at this location - the first served not only as a tavern, but as a stage coach stop, post office for the town of Painesville, and a stop for farmers hauling hay to Milwaukee. The first structure was demolished an an unknown date and replaced with the present. A picture of the former tavern is located in the above reference. 2024: This vernacular building was constructed c.1920 as the second Buckhorn Inn at this location. It is rectangular in plan with board and batten and aluminum siding and an asphalt-shingled irregular roof (the majority of the roof is a simple gable that transitions to a steeply-pitched hipped roof at its southern end). The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in composition with an off-center projecting entry bay and three small, irregularly-spaced sliding windows. Another entrance is located in the cutaway southeast corner. The second story contains five singly-placed one-over-one windows.
Bibliographic References:Rowe, Anita. Images of America: Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, Inc., 1998.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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