Property Record
N3343 COUNTY HIGHWAY M
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William & Dora Wehrenberg Residence |
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| Other Name: | August & Erma Walter Residence |
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| Reference Number: | 230636 |
| Location (Address): | N3343 COUNTY HIGHWAY M |
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| County: | La Crosse |
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| Township/Village: | Barre |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 16 |
| Range: | 6 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 21 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Both William and Dora were German immigrants. Their farm was characterized as a general farm. 2015- "Rising from a stone foundation, this two-story, brick, gabled-ell has a one-and-one-half-stoty ell. An oculus window is located within the gable on the primary (east) facade. Fenestration appears to be modern and rests on stone sills. Window openings feature lintels consisting of double rows of rowlock brick topped with a row of header brick. A modern, one-story, shed-roof porch shelters the primary fas;ade of the ell. A one-story wing addition projects from the rear elevation of the ell. A one-story, brick, shed-roof porch is found on the north elevation of this rear wing. The subject residence was constructed circa 1900 by William Wehrenberg and his wife, Dora, both of whom had immigrated to the United State from Germany. William was a farmer and his 62-acre property was characterized as a "general farm" in census records. By 1920, William and Dora's daughter Erma and her husband, August Walter, are operating the farm. The property remained in the Walters family until at least the 1980s." -"CTH M, CTH O (south) to CTH B (north)", WisDOT #5436-00-01, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (Vogel/McQuillen), (2015). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Assessor record; plat maps; census records |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |