Built 1838 and 1861 | NRHP Reference # 92000827 and 95001491 | |
Location Jct. of WI Trunk Hwy. 60 and Co. Trunk Hwy. X, Town of Richwood, Port Andrew, Wisconsin Area 9.2 acres (3.7 ha) (original)
193.5 acres (78.3 ha) (increase) Added to NRHP June 25, 1992 (original)
January 4, 1996 (increase) Architectural style Greek Revival architecture |
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.
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.
References
Tippesaukee Farm Rural Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA