Built in 1913 (vernacular architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
One of 36 National Register listings published here for Dodge County · listed in 1994 · category: Building · built in 1913, vernacular architecture.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The chapter on Lomira Town in The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth ... an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, published 1880 names Lomira. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
In Town 13 north. Range 17 east, in the extreme northeastern part, lies the town of Lomira, an exclusively farming town, there being no village within its boundary, though there is one post ofiBce. The nearest trading-points for her people are Mayville and Waupun. The population in 1870 was 1,905, and almost exclusively Germans. In 1879, were reported for assessment 23,446 acres, showing very little unavailable land. This was valued at $813,278. There were also returned as in cultivation, of wheat, 6,080 ; corn, 788 ; oats, 1,180 ; barley, 510 ; rye, 37 ; potatoes, 158 ; apple orchards, 127 ; grasses, 1,295.
Passage source: The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth ... an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, published 1880.
ALFRED D. BROW9f, farmer and merchant, Brownsville; born in London, England, July 30, 1846 ; son of Joseph Brown, who came to America in 1850 ; he brought a general stock of merchandise from New York City, which whs the first stock sold in Lomira Township; he also broii.;ht the scciond thrashing-machine into the town from Milwaukee, which he used with horses bought in Chicago; settled on eighty acres of land whore he now lives, built a house and store cimbinod, and began as the pioneer merchant; boui^ht his second stock in Milwaukee ; the station and village of Urownsvillo was named in his honor, April, 1S78 ; his only son, A. D. Brown, has been in charge during the past fifteen years; he has a general stock of goods to meet country trade, viz., dry sjoods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, tinware, glassware, crockery, paints and oils, also imported and native wines, ales and other li(|uors sold for medicinal purposes ; he also has a well-improved farm of 280 acres. Father and son are in accord with the Episi-opal Church.
Passage source: The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, Containing ... Its Early Settlement, Growth ... an Extensive and Minute Sketch of Its Cities ... War Record, Biographical Sketches, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Lomira Town - 3,352 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of W. H. Boller Meat Market and Residence between 2017 and 2019, burning about 39 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201859 |
| 30 May 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | THERESA SITE 1 |
| 30 May 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | THERESA SITE 2 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 201837 |
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18062 |
| 21 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19023 |
| 19 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18042 |
| 14 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1801023 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of W. H. Boller Meat Market and Residence: 4 producers, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmersville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Farmersville Quarry | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Western Lime-Knowles Quarry | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Byron Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoppe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reischke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lomira, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $8,000 | Many large trees and branches down including uprooted trees. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $6,000 | Power pole and lines downed. Several large tree branches downed. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $5,000 | Many large trees snapped at ground level throughout a golf course. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $5,000 | Trees and power-lines down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $5,000 | Trees and power-lines down. Garage door blown in. |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lomira | $3,000 | Large tree limbs down in Lomira. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lomira | - | The ground was covered white with hail, and wind gusts to about 43 knots (50 mph) were noted by the trained spotter. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
| November 2022 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
| August 2015 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Lomira | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widmer' s Cheese Cellars | 5.1 miles | 2025 | |
| Solomon and Josette Juneau House | 5.2 miles | 2024 | |
 | St. Andrew's Church | 5.6 miles | 2010 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000997 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dodge County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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