title: Michael and Margaritha Beck Farmstead
text: # Michael and Margaritha Beck Farmstead
  
  The Michael and Margaritha Beck Farmstead is located in Jefferson, Wisconsin.
  
  ## History
  
  German immigrants Michael and Margaritha Beck (also known as Bieck) established the farm in 1865. It originally specialized in wheat before transitioning to dairy. Structures on the site include a farmhouse, bank barn, milk-house, granary, machine shed and an outhouse. The farmstead was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2017 and to the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
  
  