Old World Wisconsin (AKA 8506 COUNTY HIGHWAY O in Waterford, WI) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Old World Wisconsin (AKA 8506 COUNTY HIGHWAY O in Waterford, WI)

Architecture and History Inventory
Old World Wisconsin (AKA 8506 COUNTY HIGHWAY O in Waterford, WI) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Old World Wisconsin Caldwell Farmer's Club
Other Name:Old World Wisconsin FARMERS CLUB HALL (DOA #245100304) (DNR)
Contributing:
Reference Number:10566
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):Old World Wisconsin (AKA 8506 COUNTY HIGHWAY O in Waterford, WI)
County:Waukesha
City:
Township/Village:Eagle
Unincorporated Community:
Town:4
Range:19
Direction:E
Section:5
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1874
Additions: 1880
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:meeting hall
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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. BUILDER WAS MARTIN BEARDSLEY. MEETING HALL FOR LOCAL PROGRESSIVE FARMERS ORGANIZATION. HOSTED THE SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN SHEEP SHEARING FESTIVAL ON GROUNDS FOR DECADES. 1880 STAGE ADDITION ON REAR WAS BUILT BY C.R. SIMMONS. CONSIDERED IN 1990 FOR RELOCATION TO OLD WORLD WISCONSIN; TO BE MOVED THERE IN 1995. Moved to Old World Wisconsin. Original location was 8506 COUNTY HIGHWAY O in the Town of Waterford, WI.
Bibliographic References:INSCRIPTION. MARTY PERKINS, OLD WORLD WISCONSIN. COLUMNS, VOL. 16, NUMBER 1, FEBRUARY/MARCH, 1995, P. 13.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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