Town of Polk in Washington County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Schubert Cheese Factory

Town of Polk, Wisconsin

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 14, 2012

1. Schubert Cheese Factory Marker

Inscription. The fieldstone and timber Schubert Cheese Factory was built in 1901 with two-foot thick walls. The majority of the structure was built into the hill to serve as a cooling cellar for aging cheese. The front of the building was used for processing of the cheese and the back served as the cellar.

Schubert’s was one of four cheese factories within one and one-half miles and was well known for its brick cheese. Local farmers hauled their milk to the factory by horse-drawn wagons until milk trucks became more common. The cheese from this factory was sold as far away as Milwaukee. In the early 1950s, the cheese factory closed.

The restoration depicts the appearance and condition of the factory from the time it was built. The Schubert Cheese Factory was an important part of the commercial activity at Diefenbach Corners.

Erected 2008 by Washington County Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number 06-001.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.

Location. 43° 21.207′ N, 88° 15.438′ W. Marker is in Town of Polk, Wisconsin, in Washington County. It is on Arthur Road 0.3 miles east of County Route NN, on the left when traveling

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east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4432 Arthur Road, West Bend WI 53095, 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. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winter Farm (approx. 1.1 miles away); Timmer’s Resort (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cedar Lake Yacht Club (approx. 1.6 miles away); Maxon-Wright House (approx. 2 miles away); Unwritten History of Wisconsin (approx. 3.9 miles away); Arrival of European Descendants (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. Lawrence Church (approx. 4 miles away); Great Divide (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 14, 2012

2. Schubert Cheese Factory Marker

Marker is in the center of the photo

Schubert Cheese Factory image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, March 14, 2012

3. Schubert Cheese Factory

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,109 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2012, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.