Property Record
W OF BEAR CREEK ON WI 22, 1/4 MILE W OF COUNTY HIGHWAY O
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Phillip H. Kasper Cheese Factory |
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| Other Name: | Nicholson Cheese Factory |
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| Reference Number: | 16687 |
| Location (Address): | W OF BEAR CREEK ON WI 22, 1/4 MILE W OF COUNTY HIGHWAY O |
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| County: | Waupaca |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Bear Creek |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 24 |
| Range: | 13 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 26 |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | cheese factory |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Kasper, Philip H., Cheese Factory |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/27/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | 1 1/2 STORY FRAME CHEESE FACTORY W/ GABLE ROOF & TRUNCATED HIPPED ROOF PORTE CHOCHERE EXTENDING FROM INTAKE ROOM DOOR WAS BUILT IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY. P.H. KASPER BECAME AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CHEDDAR CHEESE MAKER. BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 1942, KASPER WON OVER 200 AWARDS, GOLD MEDALS & OTHER PRIZES FOR HIS SKILL & CRAFTSMANSHIP. ACCORDING TO RIPLEY'S "BELIEVE IT OR NOT," KASPER WON MORE PRIZES FOR HIS CHEESE THAN ANY OTHER U.S. CHEESE MAKER. This building was not found by Online research in 2018 and may no longer be extant. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |