935 172ND AVENUE (CTH D) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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935 172ND AVENUE (CTH D)

Architecture and History Inventory
935 172ND AVENUE (CTH D) | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Machine Shed #2, Mike Hensgen Farmstead
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:240909
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):935 172ND AVENUE (CTH D)
County:Kenosha
City:
Township/Village:Paris
Unincorporated Community:
Town:2
Range:21
Direction:E
Section:10
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1948
Additions:
Survey Date:2019
Historic Use:machine shed
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Metal
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:This building stands on the historic Mike Hensgen farmstead. While the house and two small outbuildings stand in Section 9, this and most of the farm buildings stand in Section 10.
This large machine shed stands on the east end of the farmstead complex. It was built ca 1948. It has metal walls and a metal gable roof. The metal cladding is a historic material. A large sliding door stands in its west gable-end and on the north wall.
This building is not individually eligible. The farmstead as a whole is also recommended not eligible for listing in the NRHP.
Bibliographic References:Kenosha County Assessor. Kenosha County Property Information Web Portal [Property Info, GIS Map, Historic Aerial Photos] (2020). Retrieved from http://propertyinfo.kenoshacounty.org/Search.aspx (1/20/20). Lake City Publishing. Portrait and Biographical Album of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin (1892). Chicago: Lake City Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/books/edition/Portrait_and_Biographical_Album_of_Racin/Hl00AQAAMAAJ (1/20/20). UW-Parkside Archives & Area Research Center. Plat Maps of Racine and Kenosha Counties, 1858-1934. Retrieved from https://archives.uwp.edu/exhibits/show/plat-maps-racine-kenosha/index (1/30/20). VintageAerial.com. Kenosha County, Film Roll #30, Image #30-KKE-25 Aerial Photography series (1974). https://vintageaerial.com/photos/wisconsin/kenosha/1974/KKE/30/25 (1/30/20).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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