Property Record
4439 W STATE HWY 11
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C.B. Downing Farmstead |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 86492 |
| Location (Address): | 4439 W STATE HWY 11 |
|---|---|
| County: | Rock |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Janesville |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 12 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 33 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | NW |
| Year Built: | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 19752012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | 2012 - Residence built circa 1880 by C.B. Downing on his 160-acre Maple Grove Farm. Downing bred shorthorned cattle, Poland China hogs, Cottswold sheep, as well as road and draft horses. Existing veranda added to the building in the early 1970s. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | Rock County Historical Society inventory card; Wisconsin state census; plat maps |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |