Property Record
N1303 US HIGHWAY 41
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Feifarek Cheese Factory |
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| Reference Number: | 118728 |
| Location (Address): | N1303 US HIGHWAY 41 |
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| County: | Marinette |
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| Township/Village: | Grover |
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| Town: | 29 |
| Range: | 22 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 5 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1910 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | cheese factory |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 1997- "Rectangular in plan, this brick building (constructed c. 1910) has a standing seam metal gambrel roof with bell eaves and a large shed roof dormer. The building is two stories and the main entrance is on the gable end. The front facade has two pairs of double-hung sash windows on the second story, and an enclosed entry with modern casement windows. The side has four bays containing three paired double-hung sash windows with stone lintels and sills and a single window. The building has a stone foundation and a stringcourse is found above the foundation line. A small concrete block addition with a shed roof has been added to the rear of the building. The building retains fair integrity. Constructed in the early 1900s, this building was a cheese factory operated by Lawrence Feifarek. In the 1930s, the J.L. Reif family purchased the building and land from Lawrence Feifarek and retained its use as a cheese factory. The processing plant of the factory was located in one half of the basement, while the other half contained a large refrigeration unit. The main floor was also divided, with the front half being a grocery store and the rear half a residence. An additional residence was located on the entire second floor. The grocery store and factory were operated by the Reif Family until 2 to 3 years ago, when both the factory and store closed. The residences were used until the fall of 1996. The building is currently vacant." -"Harmony, Marinette West, Oconto East and West, and Pensaukee, 7.5", WisDOT#1154-01-00, Prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc, (1997). |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |