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6192 LANGES CORNER RD

Historic Name:
Fontenoy Cheese Factory
Other Name:
Reference Number:
1606

Property Location

Location (Address)
6192 LANGES CORNER RD
County
Brown
City/Village
Township
New Denmark
Unincorporated community
NEW DENMARK
Town
22
Range
22
Direction
E
Section
23
Quarter Section
NE
Quarter Quarter Section
NE

Property Features

Year Built
1923
Additions
Survey Date
1998
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
EXPOSED RAFTERS WITH BRACKETS. GLASS BLOCK WINDOWS. In photo and/or map codes, (F) stands for Fox River Valley Survey. Negatives filed with survey project. NAER INVENTORY (08/1979): This building is a one and a half-story irregular-shaped brick structure with at least a partial gable and shed roof and at least a partial cement foundation. The facility has blass block windows and a brick chimney. This building was built in 1923 by Harry Benecke and was known as Benecke's Cheese Factory and for a time as the Fontenoy Cheese Factory. The plant was built on the site of another cheese factory which had been constructed about 1875 but later burned down. The new plant manufactured mostly cheddar cheese. It was closed in 1979. cheese factory
Bibliographic References
(B.) Raymond Benecke, interviewed by Paul Abrahams 08/1979. (C.) Mrs. Harry Benecke, interviewed by Bill Meindl 09/26/1980.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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