The Marcus Sears Bell Farm, also known as the Bell-Tierney Farmstead, is located in New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Marcus Sears Bell Farm | |
 Marcus Sears Bell Farm | |
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| Location | 1100 Heritage Dr. New Richmond, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 45°06′38″N 92°32′06″W / 45.11056°N 92.53500°W |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | New Richmond MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000614[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 31, 1988 |
It includes a two-story Italianate farmhouse with a hipped roof and with endboard pilasters.[2]
The house was moved about 300 feet (91 m) in 1982 to avoid demolition.[2]
New Richmond Heritage Center
editThe Bell-Tierney Farmstead is now the central site of the New Richmond Heritage Center. Other historic buildings on the property include a log barn with blacksmith and carpenter tool collections, a one-room schoolhouse, a mid-20th century rural general store, and a late 19th-century Lutheran church.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "State Historical Society of Wisconsin Intensive Survey: New Richmond Preservation Society HQ". National Park Service. 1986. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With six photos from 1986.
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