Property Record
W3755 WEEKS RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | |
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| Other Name: | Old Mill Supper Club |
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| Reference Number: | 2703 |
| Location (Address): | W3755 WEEKS RD |
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| County: | Calumet |
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| Township/Village: | Charlestown |
| Unincorporated Community: | HAYTON |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 20 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 16 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19772016 |
| Historic Use: | mill |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Herman Guenther had mill built after previous two mills had been destroyed by fire. Resurveyed April 2016: subsequent changes include the addition of vinyl siding throughout, window and door replacement, the loss of several window openings, the insensitive addition of a large bank of windows that spans the width of the east façade, and the construction of a 2-story deck across the south façade. This property consists of an early-twentieth-century mill and an adjacent concrete dam that appears to be attached to the raised foundation of the mill at the building’s southwest corner. This 2-story vernacular mill building was constructed in 1908. It is rectangular in plan with a stone foundation, vinyl siding, and an asphalt-shingled side-gabled roof. The front elevation faces north and is asymmetrical in plan with a projecting front-gabled wing. This wing has a saltbox style roofline and contains two doorways and four new 8-over-8 windows. The area around the primary door has been clad in stone veneer while the door itself has a classically-inspired surround. West of this is a new, “box” bay window. A wide bank of eight casement windows spans the width of the building’s east elevation while a 2-story wooden deck spans the width of the south elevation. The attached dam was constructed c.1914 and spans the width of the South Branch of the Manitowoc River for a total length of approximately 120 feet. The visible length of the dam is of concrete construction with iron railings at the north and south abutments. A mill pond is located west of the dam. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Date of construction, additional comments: Manitowoc Herald-Times, 12/31/90 Sold at auction, to be renovated. Manitowoc Herald-Times-Reporter Dec 15, 1986 and Chilton Times-Journal Dec 11 1986 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |