1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92

Architecture and History Inventory
1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John Sweet Donald Farmstead - house
Other Name:Vernon Valley Farms
Contributing:
Reference Number:4582
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92
County:Dane
City:
Township/Village:Springdale
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:7
Direction:E
Section:29
Quarter Section:SE
Quarter/Quarter Section:NE
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1858
Additions:
Survey Date:1980
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Two Story Cube
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Donald, John Sweet, Farmstead
National Register Listing Date:6/7/1984
State Register Listing Date:7/14/2000
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property named 'John Sweet Donald Farmstead'. 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. This two-story frame house is the home of Wisconsin legislator and UW-Madison professor John S. Donald, who had a significant role in the passage of pure food legislation, worker's compensation laws, the income tax of 1911 and for the promotion of modern farm management techniques. 1999- The house was built in three sections during three separate phases of construction. The original section was a two-story cube built around 1858. The subsequent sections added in the 1890s. See the National Register registration form for a complete description of the house.
Bibliographic References:Argyle Agenda 3/5/1997. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - John Sweet Donald Farmstead - 1999
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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