N897 WILEY RD

N897 WILEY RD

Dodge

Lebanon

9

16

E

27

NW

NE

1880

2005

barn

Astylistic Utilitarian Building

Board and Batten

No

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. October 2005-Basement Barn: The barn is a large rectangular building that is artificially banked on the north elevation. It has a long gable roof with a projecting gable-roofed dormer on the rear or south elevation. The walls of the barn are clad with wood in a board and batten pattern and they sit on a raised fieldstone foundation. On the north elevation, there are large sliding wood doors at the end of the bank that lead into the upper level. There are some small openings on the south elevation in the fieldstone foundation. Spanning the west elevation is a c. 1960 milk house addition. It is one-story in height and has a hip roof. The walls are of concrete block construction and there is a large sliding wood door on the west elevation. There are also large openings filled with glass blocks on the south and west elevations. The building is in good condition and contributes to the farmstead. Statement of Significance: The Krueger family is associated with this farmstead as early as 1873. August Krueger continued to occupy the farmstead until the turn of the twentieth century. By 1910, it was the home of Julius Braunschweig, who owned it into the mid-twentieth century. During the mid-to-late twentieth century, the farmstead was the property of Reinhardt Braunschweig. (Plat Maps) The Krueger House contributes to the architectural significance of the farmstead as a good and relatively intact example of a cream brick farmhouse from the mid-nineteenth century. It features vague Italianate details, but is a simple Gabled Ell vernacular from typical of the simple farm houses from that era. The house also expresses good nineteenth century brick construction materials and methods. The majority of the outbuildings also contribute to the architectural significance of the farmstead for their types of construction. The basement barn is a good and intact example of a nineteenth century multi-purpose barn that appears to have been converted to dairying. The modern milk house addition is probably of too recent construction to contribute to the building, but verifies that the barn was used fro a dairy operation. The two silos are very nice and well-preserved examples of a type of structure that was important to the dairy expansion era of the twentieth century. Highway improvements at the intersection of CTH O and Wiley Road include the addition of curb and gutter at the adjacent intersection and some minor ditch grading. Some minor temporary easements are proposed but there will be no permanent acquisitions. Due to the proximity of the house, barn and silos to this work, these improvements may have an effect on the farmstead. (See documentation for determination of no adverse effect.)

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