Property Record
1480 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Torger Hansen |
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| Other Name: | |
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| Reference Number: | 124419 |
| Location (Address): | 1480 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z |
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| County: | Adams |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Strongs Prairie |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 5 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 8 |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Additions: | C. 1940C. 1910 |
| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Torger Hansen |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Tax Rolls and 1880 map indicate that Torger Hansen lived on the property from 1860 at least until 1880. From conversation with 2003 owner, Ron Keach, one of the outbuildings used as a storage room now was initially used as livable space. Additions to house include rear(east)and, side(north)both completed in clapboard. Back wood addition (east) (c1910). Poured cement porches were added to front and rear of the house (c.1940). Additional buildings to property include: front gabled wood pump house(c.1870) side gabled wood store room(c.1869) granary moved from its original location (c.1869) wood barn topped with tin (c.1870) modern ranch house (c.1980) two large metal machine sheds (c.1980) |
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| Bibliographic References: | Keach, Ron. Current owner of 1480 CTH Z. Conversation with Marisa Kosobucki, 10 April 2003. The Map of the County of Adams,Wisconsin. Np:M.G. Tucker, 1880. Tax Rolls 1860, 1865-1870 Strongs Prairie, Adams County. Located at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Area Research Center, Stevens Point, WI. "Architecture/History Survey" April 2003. Prepared by Marisa Kosobucki for Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |