Property Record
W4550 COUNTY HIGHWAY O
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Schwefel House |
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| Reference Number: | 140680 |
| Location (Address): | W4550 COUNTY HIGHWAY O |
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| County: | Dodge |
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| Township/Village: | Lebanon |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 9 |
| Range: | 16 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 20 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | October 2005-House and barn probably built for Schwefel family around 1890 on land owned by the family since the mid-nineteenth century. (Plat Maps) They are part of an old farmstead that sits on a rise with a fairly long set-back from the highway. The house, barn, and sheds of the old farmstead are surrounded by large lawn spaces with many mature trees and shrubs. Only the house and barn were of historical or architectural interest and were included in the survey. House: The house has a gabled ell form with a two-story main block and a slightly lower two-story ell. It is constructed of cream bricks and has a steeply-pitched intersecting gable roof. Window openings are generally regular and consist of single-light, double-hung sashes sitting under low segmental brick arches. The brick arches vaguely suggest the Italianate style, but the steeply-pitched roof suggests the later Queen Anne era. On the first floor of the main elevation of the main block, there is a larger, nine-pane window decorated with a similar low segmental brick arch. This window also suggests the later Queen Anne era. The ell porch has been enclosed and spans the main elevation of the ell. The main entrance to the house sits behind this enclosed porch. Another one-story modern ell projects from the lower level of the ell and since the site is very sloped in this location, this ell appears to be attached to the foundation of the main house. This ell has modern patio doors and windows. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |