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S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD

Architecture and History Inventory
S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:William Brown Blacksmith Shop
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:7400
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD
County:Waukesha
City:
Township/Village:Genesee
Unincorporated Community:
Town:6
Range:18
Direction:E
Section:25
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:SW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1849
Additions:
Survey Date:19
Historic Use:blacksmith shop
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Fieldstone
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Saylesville Historic District
National Register Listing Date:4/11/2003
State Register Listing Date:1/17/2003
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:SHIPLAP SIDING IN GABLE. FIELDSTONE WALLS.
Retained original features include the double-door entrance and the six-over-six , double-hung sash windows. Minor alterations to the structure include the addition of shutters and the blocking in of a firing kiln.

William Brown operated the kiln until his death, at which point his son continued operation until 1939.
Bibliographic References:.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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