Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The John Fritz Farmstead is located in Montrose, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places, along with the State Register of Historic Places, in 1998.”
Wikipedia article John Fritz Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 238 National Register listings published here for Dane County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of John Fritz Farmstead between 2004 and 2020, burning about 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-109 |
| 12 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 2006597 |
| 28 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1806349 |
| 16 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1904468 |
| 21 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 1904471 |
| 18 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0976 |
| 14 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-0919 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of John Fritz Farmstead: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freitag | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hoesley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Library Park | 3.8 miles | 1981 |
 | Belleville Illinois Central Railroad Depot | 3.8 miles | 2016 |
 | Paoli Mills | 4.5 miles | 1979 |
| Paoli Co-Operative Creamery Company Plant | 4.6 miles | 2023 | |
 | John Sweet Donald Farmstead | 6.8 miles | 1984 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000879 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Dane County | All 238 listed properties in this county. |
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