Spensley Farm

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Spensley Farm

| nrhp_type =

| image = Spensley Farm, Mineral Point.jpg

| caption = A portion of the farm.

| location= 1126 WI QQ, E of jct. with WI 39, Mineral Point, Wisconsin

| locmapin =

| architect OR builder =

| architecture = Italianate

| added = April 14, 1997

| area = {{convert|13|acre}}

| refnum = 97000330{{NRISref|version=2013a}}

}}

The Spensely Farm is located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=2962031b-7cb5-4027-b9e8-5e1aa0b6f782|title=Spensley Farm|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2018-10-02}}

History

James Spensley was a British immigrant who would become a local politician. Structures on the site include Spensley's house, a spring house, a lead-smelting furnace and a barn. It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 1996 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.{{cite web|url=https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/NationalRegister/NR1523|title=1126 WI QQ, E of jct. with WI 39|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2018-10-02}}

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