Holsten Family Farmstead

The Holsten Family Farmstead is located in Columbus, Wisconsin.

Holsten Family Farmstead
Part of the Holsten Family Farmstead.
LocationW1391 Weiner Rd., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°17′24″N 89°04′06″W
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1889 (1889)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.92001189[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1992

Description

The farm includes an 1889 cream-brick Italianate farmhouse with Gothic details, an earlier Greek Revival home which has been converted to a granary, a barn with part built pre-1876, a corn crib, chicken coops, other sheds, orchard and gardens. The Holstens helped organize the Springbrook creamery and ice house in 1885, the Columbus Poultry Assoc. in the 1920s, and other community efforts.[2][3] It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 1991 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Holsten Family Farmstead". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  3. Jane Eiseley (1990-10-16). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holsten Family Farmstead". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  4. "W1391 Weiner Rd". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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