Property Record
1860 Yankee Farmstead - OWW
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Old World Wisconsin Leonard Loomer Barn |
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| Other Name: | Old World Wisconsin Loomer Barn (DOA #2451001206) |
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| Reference Number: | 220332 |
| Location (Address): | 1860 Yankee Farmstead - OWW |
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| County: | Waukesha |
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| Township/Village: | Eagle |
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| Year Built: | 1858 |
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| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Timber Frame |
| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It is filed in the Town of Sugar Creek, Walworth Co. 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. The Loomer Barn was reconstructed at Old World Wisconsin in the mid-1980s. It is a part of the 1860 Yankee farmstead. It's a good example of a three-bay threshing barn, tied to the period of heavy wheat production in southern WI. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |