Old Chicago House burns, northeast corner County Highway ZZ and Tuckaway Valley Road, Dayton Township, Richland County, Wisconsin, 1972.

Newspaper Clipping Description: Black and white picture of burning home and accompanying news article. I have added obituaries for Morse Liek, Marie Liek, their mother, Alice Liek, their grandmother, Mary Knight; and their great-grandmother, Susan McKinney; all of whom owned this property except Alice Liek. The property was owned by Morse & Marie Liek, siblings, from at least 1936-1972. It was owned by their grandmother, Mary Ellen McKinney Tolman Knight from at least 1903-1931. Mary Ellen’s mother, Susan Britten McKinney owned the property in 1895 and her father, William McKinney owned this property from at least 1874 to 1880. Front Print: Richland Center, WI: Richland Observer, 13 Apr 1972: Fire Destroys Historic House, The flames consumed the Liek home, known as the Old Chicago House, in a little more than an hour last Tuesday afternoon. The 14-room house and its antique furniture was completely destroyed. The Richland Center fire department answered two calls last week, the first t