Property Record
229 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Otis Hendra Building |
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| Other Name: | Johnson Block and Co. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27622 |
| Location (Address): | 229 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1867 |
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| Additions: | 1892 |
| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | grocery |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mineral Point Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/30/1971 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. DESIGNED IN THE QUEEN ANNE AND CLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLES, THIS TWO STORY RETAIL BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1867. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES VARIOUS EXTERIOR MATERIALS, RANGING FROM WOOD, TO CAST IRON, TO PLATE GLASS. A FULLY DETAILED CORNICE AND A PARAPET WITH A DATE PLAQUE AND A SUNBURST MOTIF DISTINGUISH THE UPPERMOST PORTION OF THE BUILDING. DOMININATING THE SECOND STORY ARE DOUBLE BAY WINDOWS WITH PAIRED PILASTERS FLANKING EACH BAY. CORINTHIAN CAPITALS ADORN THE MULLIONS AND PILASTERS. THE FORMER STONE BUILDING WHICH ONCE OCCUPIED THIS SITE IN 1857, WAS COVERED BY A METAL FRONT IN 1892, AN ADDITION MADE UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF CHARLES HENDRA. (SEE BIB. REF. B). THIS STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS BUILDING WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN BY MANY NAMES, INCLUDING THE OTIS-HENDRA BUILDING; THE THOMAS OTIS BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. A); KENNEDY FANCY GOODS (WEST STORE); WATERS FRUIT AND CONFECTIONARY (EAST STORE) (SEE BIB. REF. C); AND THE HENDRA BROTHERS GROCERY AND CROCKERY STORE [1900] (SEE BIB. REF. D). THE GROCERY BUSINESS OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1867 TO 1900. (SEE BIB. REF. A). OTHER OCCUPANTS OF THIS STRUCTURE WERE JACKSON AND HENDRA IN 1871, AND A CONFECTIONARY AND SEWING MACHINE STORE IN 1884. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. From "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press: "The most striking feature of this building, the ornamental sheet metal facade, was manufactured by the Mesker Brothers in St. Louis, MO and installed in 1892 when local architect John Charles enlarged and remodeled the original strucure for Charles Hendra's grocery. Hendra's parents were from Camborne, Cornwall; he was born in New Diggings, Wisconsin. The underlying stone and brick building was constructed in 1868 by Hendra and Vincent, replacing a frame building occupied by Kennedy's fancy goods store. The frame building was probably the American House, an inn purchased in 1857 by Thomas Jefferson Otis who was from Wheelock, Vermont. Other businesses to occupy this building were Hendra Brothers Grocery and Crockrey Store; Paynter & Tonkin; the Universal Grocery Company; Mark's IGA; Johnson Block; and the Bertram Financial Group." From "Mineral Point Tribune", April 29, 1868: "Mssrs. Hendra & Vincent have commenced the east wall for a fine two story stone or brick building, on the lot on which the frame house occupied by Kennedy's Furnishing Store stands - the old building to be removed." |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 151: Dodgeville To Belmont.” WHS project number 92-0510IA/LT. October 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center (GLARC). A. "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 25 AUGUST 1857, 11 NOVEMBER 1860; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI., (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929). B. "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 20 MAY 1892, 29 JANUARY 1892, 14 OCTOBER 1892; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI., (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1889-1929). C. "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 6 JANUARY 1869; TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871). D. "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 29 JANUARY 1892, 20 MAY 1892, 14 OCTOBER 1892; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI., (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1889-1929). Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tour brochure, 2000. Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street & The Mineral Point Historical Society, Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tours, not dated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |