Property Record
474 County Road A
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 245692 |
| Location (Address): | 474 County Road A |
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| County: | Grant |
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| Township/Village: | Clifton |
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| Town: | 4 |
| Range: | 1 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 1 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
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| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This tall bank barn stands on a farmstead at the northeast corner of County Road A and Highway 80. The barn is set at the southwest corner of the property, although the historic farmstead extends across the street to the the south side of CR A. The house at the property is not original; the one-story side-gable ranch house has been altered with modern windows, siding, and altered entry bay. There is at least one other historic-age barn on the property, but the round-arch roof barn has been altered with modern materials and lacks integrity. A small barn on the south side of the road has a stone foundation and vertical wood walls but lacks distinctive traits and is in poor structural condition. The historic bank barn has a thick limestone foundation and narrow wood cladding. Its basement is fully exposed on the south wall, which has a small sliding door surmounted by large stone lintel. The sliding door is sheet metal. Overhead on the main floor, there is a door and a flanking window on each side, both of which are covered over. The barn has two additions; on the west side, a shed-roof bay contains a single door and window on its south wall. Its foundation is concrete, and it is clad with wide horizontal boards. A row of eight windows spans the west elevation. A concrete block addition with a gambrel roof is set on the east elevation. Its windows and door are in poor condition. The upper side walls of the main barn are both fenestrated with two sash windows. During the survey, the homeowner mentioned that he believed there was a mill component originally located in the barn, which is set along a creek that runs between the barn and Highway 80. More research, including internal views of the building, may be required to better assess the significance and integrity of the barn. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |