Property Record
N96 W15009 COUNTY LINE RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | NICHOLAS FRIEDRICH HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | Mrs. George Mader House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 8028 |
| Location (Address): | N96 W15009 COUNTY LINE RD |
|---|---|
| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Menomonee Falls |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1860 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1997 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Friederich Farmstead Historic District |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | 9/21/1988 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Menominee Falls |
| Additional Information: | Demolished 6/1997 and removed from the National Register on 2/25/2004. RETURNED EAVES. FRIEZE WINDOWS. PEDIMENT OVER DOOR. CLAPBOARD ADDITION ON SIDE. There are six additional contributing resources to the Friederich Farmstead Historic District: a barn (WK 108/16), a barn/storage building (WK 107-12), a chicken house (WK 107/6), a hog barn (WK 107/5), a corn crib (WK 107/7), and a shed (WK 107/10). There is also one non-contributing resource - the Mader garage (WK 107/16). The barn was probably built by Nicholas Friederich. He emigrated from Prussia to Menomonee Township in 1849. He purchased 38 acres from Anton Reichnet in 1857. By 1880, Nicholas began to move toward dairy and sheep production to supplement his wheat crop. Nicholas transferred ownership of his farm to his son Jacob in 1892. By this time, the operation had expanded to 78 acres. Nicholas stayed on the farm after the transfer and died in 1902. The heirs of Jacob, who died in 1926, sold the farm to Paul Paulson in 1939. That same year, Paulson an agent of the Mader family, transferred the farm to the Health More Dairy Farms, Inc. A one story concrete block milk house was added to the barn on the northwest corner after 1940. George and Gustave Mader obtained the title to the property in 1945 and Katherine Mader gained control in 1950. The barn/storage building, chicken house, hog barn, corn crib and shed were probably erected by Jacob Friederich between 1892 and 1926. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | Historic name: 1859 Waukesha Co. Wall Map |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |