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3101 FISH HATCHERY RD

Historic Name:
BOWMAN DAIRY MILK PARLOR
Other Name:
Reference Number:
4628

Property Location

Location (Address)
3101 FISH HATCHERY RD
County
Dane
City/Village
Fitchburg
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
6
Range
9
Direction
E
Section
3
Quarter Section
SE
Quarter Quarter Section
NW

Property Features

Year Built
1929
Additions
1931,C. 1953
Survey Date
1977,2019
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Tile
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
1977: CIRCULAR BAY ON FRONT W/ PAVILION ROOF"MILKING PARLOR" ABOVE WINDOWS
Bibliographic References
As of 1953, the Dairy was identified as having been expanded at least ten times. A new building is known to have been built as of June 1929. "Wholesome Milk Products From Modern Farm Plant," Wisconsin State Journal, 1 January 1933; "Bowman, 91, Farm Dairy Founder, Dies," Wisconsin State Journal, 31 December 1958, 1/3, 2/6; Darling and O'Brien, Fitchburg: A History, 153 Ssan Lampert Smith, "Competitor Raps 'Iowa Milk' Claim," Wisconsin State Journal, 19 February 1983, 1/1-4. A 1932 photo of the Bowman Dairy Milking Parlor (originally built in 1929 and already expanded as of 1931) shows a significantly different looking building/complex than what stands at the location today, " Rural Setting Enhances Beauty of Modern Bowman Dairy Plant Here," photo and caption, along with article entitled "Local Independent Milk Concern Gaining Popularity With Madison Trade," The Capital Times," 16 May 1931, 8, 1-2. Also a special supplement in the Wisconsin State Journal on 16 May 1964, celebrates the dairy's 50th year, including photo. The same photo (plus additional photos) is in the Wisconsin State Journal on 12 January 1955.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Photographs
Bowman Farm Dairy Circular Milking Parlor

Bowman Farm Dairy Circular Milking Parlor

August 1, 1953

Interior view of the Bowman Dairy Farm milking parlor.

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Bowman Farm Dairy Circular Milking Parlor

Bowman Farm Dairy Circular Milking Parlor

August 1, 1953

Exterior view of the Bowman Dairy Farm circular milking parlor building.

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Bowman Dairy Grounds and Plant

Bowman Dairy Grounds and Plant

May 14, 1931

Bowman Dairy grounds and plant, 3101 Fish Hatchery Road, with dairy barns and a silo in the background.

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Photographs
Madison Summer Activities

Madison Summer Activities

July 9, 1958

Judith 7, and Barbara, 4, daughters of Dr. and Mrs Richard MacLean of Sheridan, Wyoming, watching cows being milked in the milking parlor at the Bowman Dairy Farm on Fish Hatchery Road. The photogr...

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