Property Record
S SIDE OF BURKE RD, .1 M E OF I-90
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HILLSIDE BARN |
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| Other Name: | City View Nursing Home Barn |
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| Reference Number: | 4957 |
| Location (Address): | S SIDE OF BURKE RD, .1 M E OF I-90 |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Burke |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 8 |
| Range: | 10 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 27 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NE |
| Year Built: | 1876 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1977 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | SEE GOULD FOR BETTER PHOTO. Built by John V. Robbins. Massive stone structure best visible from I-90. the area was settled about 1837 by Irish immigrants and was named after the Irish writer and statesman Edmund Burke. |
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| Bibliographic References: | GOULD, "HISTORIC PLACES IN DANE CO." (1981). Architecture and History Survey. July 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center. Prepared by Landscape Research, Ltd. for the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Dane County: A Guide to the Rural Landscape, 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |