octagon barn
The Frederick Clausing family came to America from Saxony in 1846 and settled in what was then Washington County, Wisconsin. Grandsons Ernst and Theodore built one round and ten octagon barns in the area. This barn was built in 1897 for Henry Kiekhaefer at a cost of about $1000. Henry's grandson Elmer Carl Kiekhaefer grew up on this farm and became founder of Mercury Marine which started in nearby Cedarburg. The farm was named "Lake View Farm" due to its proximity to Lake Michigan and situated at the southwest corner of Highland Road and Lake Shore Drive east of present day I-43 in Mequon, Wisconsin.
When the Sisters of Notre Dame purchased the property they stated they had no interest in preserving the farm buildings. The barn collapsed and was dismantled sometime after 1983. The farmhouse was taken down around 2004 when Concordia University expanded and developed the bluff restoration project.
Captured on film early in 1978.
octagon barn
The Frederick Clausing family came to America from Saxony in 1846 and settled in what was then Washington County, Wisconsin. Grandsons Ernst and Theodore built one round and ten octagon barns in the area. This barn was built in 1897 for Henry Kiekhaefer at a cost of about $1000. Henry's grandson Elmer Carl Kiekhaefer grew up on this farm and became founder of Mercury Marine which started in nearby Cedarburg. The farm was named "Lake View Farm" due to its proximity to Lake Michigan and situated at the southwest corner of Highland Road and Lake Shore Drive east of present day I-43 in Mequon, Wisconsin.
When the Sisters of Notre Dame purchased the property they stated they had no interest in preserving the farm buildings. The barn collapsed and was dismantled sometime after 1983. The farmhouse was taken down around 2004 when Concordia University expanded and developed the bluff restoration project.
Captured on film early in 1978.