Property Record
10217 COUNTY HIGHWAY B
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Harriet and Charles E. Buck House |
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Reference Number: | 131858 |
Location (Address): | 10217 COUNTY HIGHWAY B |
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County: | Portage |
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Township/Village: | Amherst |
Unincorporated Community: | |
Town: | 23 |
Range: | 10 |
Direction: | E |
Section: | 22 |
Quarter Section: | SE |
Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
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Additions: | |
Survey Date: | 1999 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Other Buildings On Site: | |
Demolished?: | No |
Demolished Date: |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | The Buck's settled in Amherst Township around 1856. Charles was born in Pennsylvania in 1818 and was reaised in Owego, N.Y. He married Harriet Darling in Owego in 1844. In 1845, they moved near Barton in Washington Co., WI. Charles was a carpenter and joiner by trade. He worked with Barton Salisbury who had built the first sawmill at Barton in 1844. The Buck's lived in Washington Co. for about 10 years, at which time Harriet's family moved west. The Darling's and Buck's then moved to Portage Co. Charles built a log cabin (non extant) for his family and worked as a carpenter for several years before turning to farming. He helped build the first sawmill in the area for J. Nelson as well as the first gristmill for Bancroft and Grover. The Buck's lived here at least 1895 when A. Moberg aquired the property. He probably was related as the Buck's daughter, Emily, married Andrew Moberg and they had a son named Adelbert. |
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Bibliographic References: | . |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |