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28 MILWAUKEE AVE, W

Historic Name:
W.D. Hoard Publishing Co.
Other Name:
W.D. Hoard & Sons Publishing Co.
Reference Number:
74631

Property Location

Location (Address)
28 MILWAUKEE AVE, W
County
Jefferson
City/Village
Fort Atkinson
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1908
Additions
1973
Survey Date
1983,2019
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Cream Brick
Architect
George Ferry, Milwaukee,Waterman
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
One-story cream brick load-bearing Neo-Classical Revival building with round-arched entrance, classical cornice and paired double-hung windows. Large addition to the east (1973), for which 3 buildings on Main St. were demolished. Hoard's Dairyman, founded in 1885 and published here since 1908, is the leading international journal of dairying. For more information, see 234 S. Main St.

2019 - Resurveyed - appearance unchanged.
Bibliographic References
(A) Hoard Co. records and corporate minute books.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Jun 07, 1984
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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Hoard's Dairyman Letterhead

Hoard's Dairyman Letterhead

Letterhead of Hoard's Dairyman, the "national dairy farm magazine" published by former governor and proponent of the Wisconsin dairy industry, William Dempster Hoard, with a view of Hoard's Dairyma...

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