Property Record
10606 N LAKE SHORE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | VIRMOND FARMHOUSE |
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| Other Name: | VIRMOND PARK |
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| Reference Number: | 72795 |
| Location (Address): | 10606 N LAKE SHORE |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Mequon |
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| Year Built: | 1836 |
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| Survey Date: | 19902017 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | DESCRIPTION The caretaker's house is a one and one-half story building with a low-pitched gable roof. It is covered wtih asbestos siding. The windows are two-over-two pane double hung sashes. Also on the property are two gambrel roof barns with board siding, decorative sawtooth boards, small window openings, and a large sliding doors. A small concrete milkhouse sits in front of the smaller barn. 2017: Second story window indow in north-facing gable has been replaced with a single-paned window ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE The barns and milkhouse on the property have some architectural interest as example of agricultural outbuildings. Further investigation may reveal a building that is significant as an example of a log house in Mequon. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND George Virmond owned this property until 1939. [a] After his death, the land was donated to Ozaukee County in 1944 to be converted into lakeshore park. It still remains a park today and the farm buildings are on the site and are used for park purposes. 2017: Possible use as a hobby farm during early 20th century HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Further investigation into deeds may reveal a historically significant person associated with the log house in the park. |
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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 |