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FAIRGROUNDS RD

Historic Name:
Vernon County Fairgrounds- Race Horse Barn
Other Name:
Race Horse Barn
Reference Number:
73511

Property Location

Location (Address)
FAIRGROUNDS RD
County
Vernon
City/Village
Viroqua
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1908
Additions
Survey Date
1995
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Drop Siding
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This building was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century to house horses that were racing at the fairgrounds track. Sanborn-Perris maps show that this building was in place by 1911 and it is one of the fairground's earliest buildings. The building has a concrete pad foundation and walls whose lowest portion is concrete block and upper portion is clad in drop siding. The interior has a center aisle with box stalls on either side.

1995- "This one-story 140-foot-long x 40-toot-wide Astylistic Utilitarian form building has a rectilinear plan and a metal-covered gable roof whose ridgeline runs north-south. The building is located adjacent to the east ROW of USH-14 and Sanborn maps show that it was in place by at least 1911. The barn has a concrete pad foundation, its walls are clad in concrete blocks (the lower portion) and clapboards above, and it has a center aisle plan with box stalls on either side and main entrance doors at both ends. This building is believed to be in largely original condition and is a contributing element in the district."
- "USH 14 Transportation Study ", WisDOT ID #1646-07-00, Prepared by Timothy F Heggland (1995).
Bibliographic References
Vernon County Heritage. Viroqua: Vernon County Historical Society, 1994, p. 242.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
Unique ID
HI73511

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