Property Record
12415 W GRANGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Sears, Roebuck & Co. Kit Barn/Teffer Farm Barn |
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| Reference Number: | 119993 |
| Location (Address): | 12415 W GRANGE AVE |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | New Berlin |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 20072019 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
| Architect: | Sears, Roebuck & Co. Kit Barn |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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. ** "The exterior of the Barn and Milk House is original. It was built in the early 1920's and operated as a dairy barn up until the middle 1940's. Sears offered pre-cut barns and other farm buildings through catalogs from 1911 through 1932. Beginning in 1918, Sears issued special Barn or Farm Building catalogs. Designated a New Berlin Landmark on May 28, 2002." The associated residence, which is not locally designated, is AHI #146361. A rusticated concrete block milk house and two, poured concrete silos are also found on the property. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ** "New Berlin Tour of Historic Sites." New Berlin Landmarks Commission. 3/2005. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |