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OLD WORLD WISCONSIN SITE

Historic Name:
Old World Wisconsin Christian Turck House
Other Name:
Old World Wisconsin Schottler House (DOA #245100804) (DNR)
Reference Number:
7235

Property Location

Location (Address)
OLD WORLD WISCONSIN SITE
County
Waukesha
City/Village
Township
Eagle
Unincorporated community
Town
5
Range
17
Direction
E
Section
28
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1846
Additions
Survey Date
1979
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Log
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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, State Historic Preservation Office. VERTICAL BOARD SIDING IN GABLES. RYE STRAW AND CLAY CHINKING BETWEEN SQUARED CEDAR LOGS COVERED W/LIME PLASTER. ORIGINALLY NEAR VILLAGE OF KIRCHAYN IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. "Once on Country Aire Drive 1/4 mile south of County Trunk M, 1 1/4 miles south of Kirchhayn, on Fred Schottler place. Built c. 1844 by Christian Turck. Cedar log structure, 2 1/2 stories, with cantilevered shed roof across front porch. Rye straw and clay chinking between logs, pargetted with lime plaster. Moved to Old World Wisconsin outdoor museum, Eagle." Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976).
Bibliographic References
Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Turck, Christian, House
National Register Listing Date
Oct 25, 1973
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
house Side Gabled
Waukesha
County
Eagle
Community
1840-1849
Decade
National and State Register Listing
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Christian Turck House

Christian Turck House

1975

Built by Christian Turck, this building has now been moved to the site of Old World Wisconsin at Eagle, Wisconsin, and is now called the Turck-Schottler house.

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Turck-Schottler House at Old World Wisconsin

Turck-Schottler House at Old World Wisconsin

1950

Color photographic postcard of the Turck-Schottler house at Old World Wisconsin near Eagle. It is an 1875 German blockbau building tradition that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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Christian Turck House

Christian Turck House

1934

Germantown, Washington Co., Wi. 1890-1910. Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant. The structure is today (1977) located at Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, Wisconsin.

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Christian Turck House

Christian Turck House

1935

Exterior view of the Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.

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Property Record
OLD WORLD WISCONSIN, OFF STATE HIGHWAY 59, ORIGINALLY IN JACKSON, WASHINGTON COUNTY

OLD WORLD WISCONSIN, OFF STATE HIGHWAY 59, ORIGINALLY IN JACKSON, WASHINGTON COUNTY

7236

Located in Eagle, Waukesha County

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Christian Turck House

Christian Turck House

1900

Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.

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