1126 COUNTY HIGHWAY QQ | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1126 COUNTY HIGHWAY QQ

Architecture and History Inventory
1126 COUNTY HIGHWAY QQ | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:James Spensley Farmstead - creamery/spring house
Other Name:James Stroschein Farm
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:46973
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1126 COUNTY HIGHWAY QQ
County:Iowa
City:
Township/Village:Mineral Point
Unincorporated Community:
Town:5
Range:2
Direction:E
Section:36
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1860
Additions:
Survey Date:1993
Historic Use:dairy processing facility
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Spensley Farm
National Register Listing Date:4/14/1997
State Register Listing Date:11/6/1996
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Additional records associated with this property include: barn (AHI 46977), smelter (AHI46980), root cellar (46982), and house (AHI 46986).


THIS TWO-STORY, GABLED CREAMERY/SPRINGHOUSE FEATURES STONE AND BOARD AND BATTEN CONSTRUCTION, WITH WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT-SHINGLED ROOF. STONE IS USED IN THE SIDE WALLS, WHILE BOARD AND BATTEN FILLS THE ENDS. AN UNUSUAL ASPECT OF THIS BUILDING ARE THE SAW-TOOTH STONES AT THE CORNER WHERE THE TWO BUILDING MATERIALS MEET. STONE LINTELS APPEAR OVER THE WINDOWS. WINDOWS ARE SIX OVER SIX. RELATED BUILDINGS INCLUDE IA 63/14, 17, 20, 23.
Bibliographic References:“Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 151: Dodgeville To Belmont.” WHS project number 92-0510IA/LT. October 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center (GLARC).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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