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Property Record

895 County Highway A

Historic Name:
Cheeseville Dairy Cheese Factory
Other Name:
Mallory
Reference Number:
120546

Property Location

Location (Address)
895 County Highway A
County
Washington
City/Village
Township
Farmington
Unincorporated community
Town
12
Range
20
Direction
E
Section
35
Quarter Section
NW
Quarter Quarter Section
NW

Property Features

Year Built
1913
Additions
Survey Date
1999,2025
Architectural Style
Structural System
Masonry
Wall Material
Fieldstone
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
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. 1999: The factory was probably built for the Benedix family, who operated the cheese factory from at least 1892 until at least 191. The barn displays rock-faced, stone quoins but has been altered by the addition of a shed roofed garage and the installation of glass block in most of the window openings. The current owner is Edwin Mallory. cheese factory 2025: This 1913 cheese factory is a one-and-one-half-story fieldstone barn with asphalt shingle gambrel roof, horizontal wood siding on the gable ends, glass block and one-over-one vinyl windows, and a shed roof addition. Associated house (AHI 120545) demolished circa 2005.
Bibliographic References
Architecture/History Survey: 1999, Elizabeth L. Miller.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

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Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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