| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Faville Farm'. 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.
Alpheus D. Faville, of New York, settled in the Town of Waterloo with his brothers, Stephen W. and Elijah. Alpheus operated a farm, across the street from that of Elijah, in the southwest portion of the township that became known as Faville Grove. The Alpheus D. Faville Farmstead is known to have originally been comprised of a farmhouse, large barn, and silo. The barn is no longer extant. The Alpheus D. Faville Farmstead House is located at N7557 County Highway G in the Town of Waterloo, and the Alpheus D. Faville Farmstead Silo at N7563 County Highway G. Eventually Stephen Faville relocated to the City of Lake Mills, while Alpheus and Elijah remained at Faville Grove.
Soon after settling, Alpheus Faville became heavily involved with civic affairs, especially the forming of the Faville Grove School in 1850, for which he sold a portion of his farmstead to be the schoolhouse’s site. Alpheus Faville also served as the school district’s director in 1867.
Alpheus and Elijah Faville are credited with introducing the first registered Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle to the area; and by 1866, the Faville family was operating a cheese factory at Faville’s Grove.
In 1872, Alpheus and Stephen Faville were involved with the organization of the Wisconsin Dairyman’s Association in Watertown. The organization was aimed at improving dairying methods and furthering the interests of dairy farmers in the state.
During the late-nineteenth century, Alpheus D. Faville constructed two new houses near the family’s farmstead, located at N7557 and N7563 County Highway G.
Throughout the late-nineteenth and earl-twentieth century, additional agricultural buildings and structures were constructed at the Alpheus D. Faville Farmstead, including two barns, a large milk house, a corn crib, and a wind mill. |
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