Property Record
S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William Brown Blacksmith Shop |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7400 |
| Location (Address): | S52 W28809 SAYLESVILLE RD |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Genesee |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 6 |
| Range: | 18 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 25 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1849 |
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| 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/State Register Listing Name: | Saylesville Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/11/2003 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/17/2003 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| 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. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |