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5924 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

5924 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
5924 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:P. R. Mygatt Farmstead - small animal building
Other Name:Mygatt-Buttles Farmstead
Contributing:
Reference Number:226168
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5924 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY
County:Racine
City:
Township/Village:Waterford
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1900
Additions:
Survey Date:2013
Historic Use:Agricultural - outbuilding
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:Y
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' titled "Mygatt-Buttles Farmstead" 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. The chicken house/small animal building has a salt-box roof and windows on the southeast elevation. Resources for the P. R. Mygatt Farmstead include the farmhouse (10578), dairy barn (226164), dairy building/smokehouse (226165), small agricultural outbuilding (226166), corn crib (226167), chicken house (226168), agricultural outbuilding (226169), and garage (226170). 2012- "The chicken house (AHI #226168) was constructed circa 1900. It is rectangular in plan with an asphalt-shingled, salt box roof and horizontal board walls. Windows are located in the southeast elevation." - "STH 83, Mukwanago and Waterford 7.5 Quads", WisDOT ID #1300-09-71, Prepared by GLARC, Inc (Megan Daniels) (2012). small animal building
Bibliographic References:“Architecture and History Survey: STH 83” WHS project number 14-0296/VA. November 2012. Prepared by Megan Daniels for GLARC Inc.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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