Tippesaukee Farm Rural Historic District

The John Coumbe Farmstead, also known as Tippesaukee Farm, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places originally in 1992. Its 9.2-acre (3.7 ha) area included five contributing buildings. The listing area was increased and the listing was renamed Tippesaukee Farm Rural Historic District in 1996. The increase was a 193.5-acre (78.3 ha) area including three contributing sites.[1]

Tippesaukee Farm Rural Historic District (Boundary Increase)
LocationJct. of WI Trunk Hwy. 60 and Co. Trunk Hwy. X, Town of Richwood, Port Andrew, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°12′27″N 90°34′36″W
Area9.2 acres (3.7 ha) (original)
193.5 acres (78.3 ha) (increase)
Built1838 and 1861
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.92000827 and 95001491[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1992 (original)
January 4, 1996 (increase)

The property has a rock with embedded historic plaque noting that on this site in 1838 John Coumbe (1808-1882), of Devonshire, became the first white settler in Richland County.[2]

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Timothy F. Heggland (March 7, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John Coumbe Farmstead / Tippesaukee Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2017. with 20 photos from 1990
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination". National Park Service. with photos


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