Rockfield in Washington County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Livery

Rockfield, Wisconsin

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 17, 2011

1. The Livery Marker

Inscription. This 1885 stone and log structure, built by the Dhein family, has 24-inch wide fieldstone walls and hand-hewn beams. The Livery serviced farmers and travelers with horses, wagons, and tack.

The centennial barn, featuring the Gold Medal Flour sign, served as a transfer station for corn and grains which could be bought, sold, and shipped by rail to different mills. Once a center of commerce, the Rockfield historic and commercial area resounded with the blast of dynamite mining in the limestone quarry close to this site. Limestone was then cooked, creating cement in the kilns.

Other historic sites in this intersection were a dance hall, cannery, two saloons, and Klein’s General Store/Rockfield Post Office.

Erected 2003 by Washington County Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number 03-001.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 43° 15.443′ N, 88° 7.476′ W. Marker is in Rockfield, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Rockfield Road and Division Road (County Route G), on the right when traveling east on Rockfield Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N132 W17303 Rockfield Rd, Germantown WI 53022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dheinsville Settlement (approx. one mile away); Christ Church (approx. 1.1 miles away); Knetzger Log House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gehl’s Guernsey Farms, Inc. (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Germantown Mutual Insurance Company (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mill Road Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jacob Schunk Farmhouse (approx. 3.7 miles away); St. John Evangelical Church (approx. 4 miles away).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 17, 2011

2. The Livery Marker

with historic log cabin in background

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 17, 2011

3. The Livery

centennial barn mentioned in marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.