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W5539 and W5565 County Rd MM | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

W5539 and W5565 County Rd MM

Architecture and History Inventory
W5539 and W5565 County Rd MM | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:OEHLER FAMILY BARN - Oehler Mill Complex
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:219482
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):W5539 and W5565 County Rd MM
County:La Crosse
City:
Township/Village:Shelby
Unincorporated Community:
Town:15
Range:6
Direction:W
Section:26
Quarter Section:NW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:2011
Historic Use:barn
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
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: Oehler Mill Complex
National Register Listing Date:5/22/2013
State Register Listing Date:2/17/2012
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' (Oehler Mill Complex) 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

HISTORIC PHOTOS SHOW THAT THIS BARN WAS BUILT BY THE OEHLER FAMILY PRIOR TO 1907 BUT ITS EXACT DATE OF CONSTRUCTION IS NOT KNOWN. THE BARN ORIGINALLY HAD A FOREBAY DESIGN AND THE CURRENT HOLLOW TILE AND CEMENT BLOCK FIRST STORY IS NOT ORIGINAL.
Bibliographic References:NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION FORM.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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