Property Record
801 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | THOMAS PAUL HOUSE |
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Reference Number: | 17013 |
Location (Address): | 801 N MAIN ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Dodgeville |
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Year Built: | 1850 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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Wall Material: | Limestone |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | THIS ONE-STORY, SIDE-GABLED HOUSE IS DESIGNED WITH A RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A LIMESTONE EXTERIOR AND A GABLE ROOF. COURSED RUBBLE COVER THE WALLS, WHILE LARGE SQUARED BLOCKS OF STONE ARE USED FOR LINTELS AND CORNERS (QUOINS). THIS C. 1850 RESIDENCE (SEE BIB. REF. A), WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, HAS HAD SUBSEQUENT ADDITIONS MADE TO IT. ALSO LOCATED ON THE SITE IS A GARAGE; HOWEVER, NO INTENSIVE SURVEY EXISTS DESCRIBING THIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE. ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING SIGNIFICANCE: THE THOMAS PAUL HOUSE (SEE BIB. REF. B), ONE OF FOUR SIMILAR RESIDENCES ON N. MAIN STREET (SEE BELOW), IS AN ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE, REPRESENTING A METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION. A SIMPLE "MINER'S COTTAGE," THE LIMESTONE DWELLING IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS STONE CONSTRUCTION -- MOST LIKELY THE WORK OF CORNISH BUILDERS. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: AT THIS TIME, NOTHING IS KNOWN ABOUT THOMAS PAUL. NOTE: THE OTHER, SIMILAR RESIDENCES, WHICH ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR NOMINATION, ARE LOCATED AT 614 N. MAIN STREET, 47/30; 606 N. MAIN STREET, 47/28; AND 610 N. MAIN STREET, 47/29. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. (NOTE: THIS BUILDING IS LISTED IN A DODGEVILLE CHRONICLE ARTICLE (JULY 2, 1927) WHICH ESTIMATED A DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF 1842). B. TAX ASSESSMENT RECORDS, CITY OF DODGEVILLE, AREA RESEARCH CENTER, UW-PLATTEVILLE. C. DODGEVILLE CHRONICLE 7/2/1927. D. WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN, DODGEVILLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1995. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |