National or State Registers Record
West of Prairie du Sac
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Honey Creek Swiss Rural Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 89000484 |
| Location (Address): | West of Prairie du Sac |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City/Village: | |
| Township: | Prairie du Sac |
| This compact and homogenous ethnic settlement in southcentral Sauk County is where German-speaking Swiss from the Walser area of Canton Graubueden settled in the 1840s and 50s. The 12-square mile district includes 46 farmsteads of various periods between 1842 and 1919. it is especially noted for its group of stone houses which uniquely represent Swiss stone construction and for a group of early log houses. |
| Period of Significance: | 1842-1919 |
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| Area of Significance: | Agriculture |
| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Ethnic Heritage/European |
| Area of Significance: | Exploration/Settlement |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Domestic: Single Dwelling |
| Historic Use: | Agriculture/Subsistence: Animal Facility |
| Historic Use: | Landscape: Natural Feature |
| Architectural Style: | Other |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 04/06/1990 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 183 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 4 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 26 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 4 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 26 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |