Property Record
12519-21 N GRANVILLE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FRIEDRICH PRAHL |
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| Reference Number: | 71777 |
| Location (Address): | 12519-21 N GRANVILLE RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Year Built: | 1850 |
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| Survey Date: | 1990 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION This house is a two-story side gable building with a large addition at the rear. The original building was construction of brick and arches and shutters. The original building was constructed of brick anf has a steeply-pitched gable roof. Windows are single-pane double-hung sashes decorated with brick segmentals arches and shutters. On the front facade the windows are much smaller. There is an occulus window in the gable peaks. The large rear addition is covered with vinyl siding. Also on the property are numerous sheds and grain storage structures. There is a very large gambrel-roofed Wisconsin Dairy Barn in an L form. The barn has board siding, small window openings, and a concrete foundation. A large concrete silo and a small concrete silo sit besides it. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE The Wisconsin Dairy Barn has some special interest becasuse it is one of the few large dairy barns in the city. Most of Mequon's dairy barns were converted to hay, basement, and animal barns. This barn represents the type of construction specifically built for expanding the dairy industry in Wisconsin. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND This property was owned by Friedrich Prahl around 1850. Then it was owned by John and then Henery Prahl between 1857 and 1931. [a,b,c,f] Friedrich Prahl cameto Wisconsin from northern Germany in 1839 as part of the Freistadt Lutheran settlement. The Friestadt Lutheran were fleeing Germany in search of religious freedom. The prahls are one of the long-time prominent families in Mequon. [f,p.48] |
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| Bibliographic References: | [a] Plat Maps for the city of Mequon, 1867-1980, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin, or the Archives at the State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin. [b] Tax Rolls for the city of Mequon, 1857-1930, on file at the library, Mequon, Wisconsin. [c] Field observation based on architectural and historical information. [d] Information from the owner of the property. [e] Information from the building's datestone or inscription. [f] Freistadt Historical Society, Freistadt and the Lutheran Immigration, Mequon: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1989. [g] L. Rehm, Mequon History, on file at the Mequon Historical Society, Mequon, Wisconsin. [h] C.W. Butterfield, History of Washington and Ozaukee Counties, Chicago: Western Publishing Company, 1880. [i] Information from the Mequon Landmarks Commission, Mequon, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |