Building date: 1850
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Masons who worked on building: Nikolaus Meyerhofer
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°34'55.83"N 88°23'21.85"W. Current owner of record, Ronstadt as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Town of Lyons and Walworth County Maps.
The Meyerhofer cobblestone house is located on Townline Road east of Lake Geneva in the town of Lyons, Walworth county. It was completed in 1850 of field stones and is of Palladiun style after the 1500s Italian architect Andrea Palladio. It was built by Nikolaus Meyerhofer who came here from Germany about 1845 and purchased 160 acres for farming in 1847. He had been a stone mason in Germany. The entrance to the house is constructed of brick with brick quoins. Its appearance is particularly interesting with the segmental-arch doorway and the pediment. Later, a frame summer kitchen with gable roof was added. It has been on the National Register since 1980 and the Wisconsin Register since 1989. Richard Palmer blog.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
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¹ Image courtesy Richard Palmer. Attribution not provided.
