Property Record
S52 W28731 COUNTY HIGHWAY X
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Community Hall |
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| Other Name: | COMMUNITY CENTER |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 7404 |
| Location (Address): | S52 W28731 COUNTY HIGHWAY X |
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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: | 1890 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1998 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| 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: | Additional Comments 1998: Structure retains a majority of the original features including a decorative entry and original windows. A small outbuilding is located immediately to the rear of the hall and is considered non-contributing. Built in 1890 for $50 in materials, the building was originally used as a sunday school, but changed to a community hall. During the late 1880s and early 1900s, the hall was used for socials, meeings, and other activities. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). Architecture/History Survey of Waukesha County, Mead and Hunt, May 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |