Property Record
COUNTY HIGHWAY K, NORTH SIDE, 1.05 MILES EAST OF COUNTY HIGHWAY E
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Argalus and Augustus Foote Farm |
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| Reference Number: | 69223 |
| Location (Address): | COUNTY HIGHWAY K, NORTH SIDE, 1.05 MILES EAST OF COUNTY HIGHWAY E |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Rushford |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 18 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 27 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1852 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1974 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Two and one-half story cream brick Italianate house was built ca. 1852 by the Foote twins, Argalus and Augustus, each of whom lived in 15 of the house's 30 rooms. The land was acquired through a land patent to their mother Rebecca in 2/1852. The Footes are one of Winnebago County's best known pioneer families. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |