Property Record
W6076 COUNTY HIGHWAY B
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | CHARLES FREDERICK & IDA M. GREENWOOD HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 88750 |
| Location (Address): | W6076 COUNTY HIGHWAY B |
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| County: | Jefferson |
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| Township/Village: | Aztalan |
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| Town: | 7 |
| Range: | 14 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 15 |
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| Year Built: | 1874 |
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| Survey Date: | 19982012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Charles Frederick Greenwood, the oldest son of Charles S. and Caroline Greenwood, was born in the Town of Aztalan in 1852. He was raised and worked on his family’s farm in Aztalan. He later attended the Liberal Institute in Jefferson. Upon graduation, he established a general store in Johnson Creek. After five years in the mercantile trade, he assisted his parents with the operation of their farm in the Town of Aztalan. In 1873, he married Ida M. Reynolds, of the Town of Aztalan. A home was constructed for the couple in 1874 at W6076 County Highway B in the Town of Aztalan. From 1875 to 1880, Charles Frederick Greenwood served as Clerk for the Town of Aztalan. He served as Chairman of the Town Board in 1881. Charles Frederick Greenwood and his younger brother, Arthur W. Greenwood, established the Greenwood Brothers Bank in the Village of Lake Mills in 1883. The bank operated as a private bank until being incorporated as the Greenwood State Bank in 1893; Charles F. as president and Arthur as cashier. Charles Frederick Greenwood served as the Chairman of the Town of Lake Mills from 1884 to 1886. From 1887 to 1889, he served as the Chairman of the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors. In 1892, he constructed a commercial cold-storage warehouse in the area. The following year, he founded a creamery in the Town of Milford. Constructed at a cost of $4,000, the factory had an initial capacity of twelve thousand pounds of milk per day. No historic resources were found to be associated with the creamery of Charles F. Greenwood. In 1904, Charles Frederick Greenwood was elected to the Wisconsin State Legislature. He served in this role for two years. Greenwood owned and cultivated the Rush Court Farm. He also owned and rented ten summer cottages in the area. He was a member of the Lake Mills Masonic Lodge and the Odd Fellows’ Society. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Ott, John Henry. Jefferson County Wisconsin and its People. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1917. Pages 315, 316, and 388. Portrait and Biographical Record of Walworth and Jefferson Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Lake City Publishing Co., 1894. Page 388. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |