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The
Saxonia House property is in Washington County, Wisconsin. The House sits close to the road in the Town of Farmington on County
Highway H, one-quarter mile east of the intersection with County Highway M and just east of the Village of Fillmore. Friends
of the Saxonia House, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, owns the property.
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This is the oldest known photo of the Saxonia House. It is believed to have
been taken on the day of the dedication of the house in 1855. Note the people with musical instruments and the absence
of evergreen trees in front.
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Rear of house, photo taken around 1900. The extension, to the right, no
longer exists. Note the size of the evergreen trees above the roof line.
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An interior view of the largest room in the house and the only room exposing
the half-timber construction of the house. All of the timbers were hand-hewn and joined without nails. The red
bricks used for the "nogging" between timbers were likely made locally.
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Recent photo of the front and west end of the Saxonia House.
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Please visit the "News and Membership Info" tab to find the links to
the Saxonia House Feasibility Study and the Saxonia House Historic Structure Report, both prepared by Isthmus Architecture,
Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin.
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