Property Record
4009 200TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DAVIS FARMSTEAD CORN CRIB #2 |
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| Reference Number: | 227713 |
| Location (Address): | 4009 200TH AVE |
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| County: | Kenosha |
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| Township/Village: | Paris |
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| Town: | 2 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 29 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1937 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 20142019 |
| Historic Use: | corn crib |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Davis Farmstead, located at 4009 200th Avenue in the Town of Paris, was established by the Davis family, Welsh immigrants, by the early 1840s. Richard and Elizabeth Davis immigrated to Wisconsin in 1841 and established a farm on 40 acres the same year. In 1854, Davis constructed a small Greek Revival House on the property. It is likely that the majority of other farm buildings on the farmstead were constructed after this time. By the time of Richard Davis’ death in 1883, the farm had grown to 283 acres, and the property was inherited by his son Lewis. By the late nineteenth century, the property had become a large dairy farm, producing butter and cheese products for direct daily shipments to the City of Kenosha and later Chicago. The Davis family owned the property until at least the late 1920s, when it was known as the Oak Ridge Home Farm. A 'site file' titled "Davis-Sabin Farmstead" 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. 2015- "The Davis -Sabin Farmstead consists of seven historic resources including a house [AHI#227193], dairy barn complex with attached silos and milk house [227195], pump house [227196], machine shed [227194], animal barn [227197], shed [227198], and wire grain bin. The property also contains six resources constructed after 1965 including one pole barn, two metal grain bins, two wire grain bins and a feeding shed. Grain Bins- AHI #227711, 227712, 227199, 227713. Four grain bins are located immediately behind the machine shed-adjacent to the east elevation. Nearest to the machine shed are two metal grain bins, constructed circa 1965 (AHI #227711) and circa 1980 (AHI #227712), both are cylindrical in shape with sheet metal exteriors and conical metal roofs. Adjacent to these and third from the machine shed is a wire grain bin, cylindrical in shape of metal wire with a conical metal cap and wooden conveyor. This grain bin was constructed circa 1950 and is a contributing resource. Furthest from the machine shed is another wire grain bin (AHI #227713) constructed circa 1970." -"Davis-Sabin Farmstead", WisDOT #3200-01-02, Prepared by UWM-CRM, (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |