Trimborn Farm

In 1851, Werner Trimborn & his business partner bought out an existing lime production business on this site. His partner soon left, but Werner & his family continued on to become one of the largest producers of high quality lime in Wisconsin. (not the fruit lime, but the natural mineral lime=used in building & engineering materials, like concrete & mortar). At it's height in the 1870's, the business spanned over 500 acres of land & employed 40 people. In 1919 it was sold for use in dairy farming, & later donated to Whitnall Park. This farmhouse was built in 1850 using Cream City brick, a distinctive, light colored brick made locally. Many of the homes & buildings constructed in & around Milwaukee in the 1800's feature this distinctive brick, as it was easy to obtain! Also built on the property in the mid 1850's was a granary, lime kilns, a stone barn & a threshing barn. (each of which I hope to blip at a later time)The house is constructed in the Greek Revival style, & is on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin. Today on the grounds of the farm the volunteers were setting up for an outdoor wedding--(hope the wind dies down & the sun stays out--it's only 59 degrees, cloudy & windy!) they also hold craft fairs, parties, & picnic's here as well. :)