Holsten Family Farmstead Explained

Holsten Family Farmstead
Coordinates:43.29°N -89.0683°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:September 8, 1992
Refnum:92001189

The Holsten Family Farmstead is located in Columbus, Wisconsin.

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.[1] [2] It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 1991 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holsten Family Farmstead. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2015-10-29.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92001189}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Holsten Family Farmstead]. 1990-10-16. Jane Eiseley. . 2015-10-29.
  3. Web site: W1391 Weiner Rd.. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2018-04-22.