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358 W ELM ST

Historic Name:
LANCASTER BUTTER AND CHEESE COMPANY
Other Name:
DIXON MOWERS
Reference Number:
44718

Property Location

Location (Address)
358 W ELM ST
County
Grant
City/Village
Lancaster
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1912
Additions
Survey Date
2009
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Concrete Block
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A WEATHER VANE INCORPORATING THE FIGURE OF A COW IS LOCATED ABOVE ONE OF THE CUPOLA-LIKE ELEMENTS SITUATED ON TOP OF THE BUILDING. THIS CHEESE FACTORY IS MADE OF ROCK-FACED CONCRETE BLOCK, IS L-PLAN IN SHAPE WITH ADDITIONS MADE TO IT, ONE AND A HALF STORIES IN HEIGHT, AND HAS A GAMBREL ROOF. IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. IT WAS BUILT FOR BECK AND SCHWARTZ IN 1912. THE STUDY UNITS (CODE) IS DAIRY EXPANSION. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: CONSTRUCTED IN 1912, THIS COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE HOUSED BECK & SCHWARTZ'S LANCASTER BUTTER AND CHEESE COMPANY FROM 1912 UNTIL AT LEAST 1940 AND IT WAS STILL ASSOCIATED WITH DAIRY PRODUCTS AS LATE AS 1950. cheese factory
Bibliographic References
SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF LANCASTER, WI. NEW YORK: 1905, 1912, 1927, 1927 (UPDATED TO 1940). CITY OF LANCASTER REAL ESTATE TAX ASSESSMENT ROLLS.

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