Property Record
1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Sweet Donald Farmstead - house |
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| Other Name: | Vernon Valley Farms |
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| Reference Number: | 4582 |
| Location (Address): | 1972 STATE HIGHWAY 92 |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Springdale |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 6 |
| Range: | 7 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 29 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1858 |
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| 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/State Register Listing Name: | Donald, John Sweet, Farmstead |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/14/2000 |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Argyle Agenda 3/5/1997. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - John Sweet Donald Farmstead - 1999 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |