Stop 14 – Lemcke House

1007 Rooster Run
Middleton WI 53562

About

Historic Landmark Trail Stop 14:

When Heinrich and Katherine Lemcke settled in the Town of Middleton in 1861, they were among the first Germans in the area. But unlike the majority of the German immigrants who came to Middleton from the Mecklenberg area, the Lemckes were from Hanover.  Later generations of Lemckes continued to farm the same land, eventually earning the property the designation of a Century Farm.  Over time, the property changed from a rural 160-acre farm to a city home located on one of the busiest traffic corridors in western Dane County.  The Queen Anne style house, now sympathetically altered, was built by Heinrich’s son William Lemcke in 1901.  The farmhouse was remodeled as part of the Rooster Run Condominiums. As a result, the street address was changed from Gammon Road to Rooster Run.  

Status: This is currently a privately owned home and is not open to the public.

Black and white photo of an old farmhouse with bare trees, labeled "Lemke Farm Home," dated January 20, 1925.
A two-story beige house with an attic, red and green trim, and landscaped front yard on a sunny day with a clear blue sky.

Click here for Middleton Historic Landmark Trail stop 15: Whittlesey House

Photos from the Middleton Historical Society.

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