837 COUNTY HIGHWAY N | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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837 COUNTY HIGHWAY N

Architecture and History Inventory
837 COUNTY HIGHWAY N | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Schwalen Colony Bakery
Other Name:German Settlement Bakery-Smokehouse
Contributing:
Reference Number:149441
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):837 COUNTY HIGHWAY N
County:St. Croix
City:
Township/Village:Hudson
Unincorporated Community:
Town:29
Range:19
Direction:W
Section:36
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1852
Additions:
Survey Date:
Historic Use:bakery
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Limestone
Architect: Nicholas Schwalen
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: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. Built by Nicholas Schwalen, his brothers, and other members of the colony, this structure was a combined bakery, slaughterhouse, and smokehouse. It was used by the entire colony which was established by Schwalen and appears on historic maps as "German Settlement". Shed roof and oven have collapsed, but otherwise entirely unaltered (2008). Additional buildings on the property include Nickolas Schwalen's house, a barn, a silo, a corn crib, and a pole barn.
Bibliographic References:Hatch, Esther. "German Settlement Bakery." Hudson Star Observer, July 18, 1978. "Historical Sketch of the German Settlement". Hudson Star-Times, Dec 20, 1901. Schwenk, Richard. Aachen Roots and St. Croix Branches, The German Settlement of Hudson, Wisconsin.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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