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1373 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1373 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z

Architecture and History Inventory
1373 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:M. Halvorsen
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:124420
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1373 COUNTY HIGHWAY Z
County:Adams
City:
Township/Village:Strongs Prairie
Unincorporated Community:
Town:18
Range:5
Direction:E
Section:6
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
Additions:C. 1880C. 1920
Survey Date:2003
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:
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:According to the tax and plat maps either M. Halvorsen or Peter Skardrud built the original house between the years 1870 and 1880. In 2003 Chester and Mary York owned the building.

Additions to the house include filled in porch,(north) (c.1920) rear additions(west)(c.1920.)

Additional buildings include: dilapidated wood side-gabled barn topped by a cupola and metal roof (c.1870); three small front gabled sheds in poor condition(c.1870); open machine shed in poor condition(c.1870); modern garage covered in vinyl, topped with asphalt(c.1960); modern house covered in vinyl and topped with asphalt(c.1999).
Bibliographic References:Tax Rolls 1860-1870 for Strongs Prairie, Adams County. Located at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Area Research Center. The Map of the County of Adams, Wisconsin. Np: M.G. Tucker, 1880 "Architecture/History Survey" April 2003. Prepared by Marisa Kosobucki for Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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