For Immediate Release

Contact: Kara O’Keeffe
608-261-9596
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December 17, 2018

The Carl and Clara Bucholtz Farmstead Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Milwaukee, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Carl and Clara Bucholtz Farmstead in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.

The Carl and Clara Bucholtz Farmstead is a very good example of an early-twentieth-century farm also featuring a high style Queen Anne house. The intact collection of buildings that make up the farmstead represent the growth and development of the farm as it transitioned from wheat farming to dairying.  These farmsteads help tell the story of Wisconsin’s agricultural history, and dairying in particular – an iconic industry in the state.  The Bucholtz Farmstead contributes to that story as one of Walworth County’s most architecturally intact historic farmsteads.

The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visitwww.wisconsinhistory.org.

About Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.

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