Marcus Sears Bell Farm

Coordinates: 45°06′38″N 92°32′06″W / 45.11056°N 92.53500°W / 45.11056; -92.53500
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Marcus Sears Bell Farm
Marcus Sears Bell Farm
Marcus Sears Bell Farm is located in Wisconsin
Marcus Sears Bell Farm
Marcus Sears Bell Farm is located in the United States
Marcus Sears Bell Farm
Location1100 Heritage Dr.
New Richmond, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°06′38″N 92°32′06″W / 45.11056°N 92.53500°W / 45.11056; -92.53500
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1884
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSNew Richmond MRA
NRHP reference No.88000614[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1988

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]

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[edit]

The 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]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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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