Property Record
110 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | The White House Dry Goods Store |
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| Other Name: | Mineral Point Medical Center |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 27907 |
| Location (Address): | 110 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS TWO STORY RETAIL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1897 (SEE BIB. REF. A, E), WAS DESIGNED IN THE COMMERCIAL VERNAUCLAR, ITALIANATE AND QUEEN ANNE STYLES. IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A BRICK EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. INTERESTING BRICKWORK EMBELLISHES THE AREA NEAR THE CORNICE LINES; THIS PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO THE NEIGHBORING STRUCTURE AT THE WEST. TWO CENTRAL WINDOWS WITH ARCHED LINTELS ARE NESTLED BETWEEN TWO LARGE, WOODEN, THREE-SIDED BAYS. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED ON THE REMAINS OF AN EARLIER 1877 STONE TOAY BLOCK, WHICH WAS DAMAGED BY FIRE IN 1897. (SEE BIB. REF. C). THE BUILDING IS IN GOOD CONDITION. DOE 6/8/92. THIS STRUCTURE WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE WHITE HOUSE DRY GOODS STORE; THE W. J. PENHALLEGAN BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. B); AND THE W. J. PENHALLEGON & CO. GENERAL STORE (SEE BIB. REF. D). THE GENERAL STORE CONDUCTED BUSINESS AT THIS SITE FROM 1897 TO 1929. (SEE BIB. REF. A, D). CURRENTLY, IT FUNCTIONS AS RETAIL SPACE. THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. 2012- "W. J. Penhallegon was born in Mineral Point, son of a shoemaker who immigrated from Cornwall. He rebuilt this building after the fire of 1897 destroyed his previous store. Other businesses here were M. Wearne Millinery; Dr. Homer Ludden's office; Hill's Gambles store; Skogmos; High Street Fashions; and the Mineral Point Medical Center." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. |
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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. IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 6 MAY 1897 [FIRE], 17 JUNE 1897, 23 SEPTEMBER 1897; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929). B. IBID, [ORIGINAL BUILDING OWNER: W. J. PENHALLEGAN]. C. EARLIER CONSTRUCTION: J. TOAY BLOCK & MASONIC TEMPLE: 1877. "NATIONAL DEMOCRAT," 16 NOVEMBER 1877; 30 NOVEMBER 1877; 18 JANUARY 1878; "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 6 MAY 1897 [FIRE]; 17 JUNE 1897; 23 SEPTEMBER 1897; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI, 1884-1929); MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900. D. INFORMATION FROM THE MINERAL POINT LIBRARY, DIRECTORIES AND BUSINESS LISTS. E. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION AND "THE WHITE HOUSE" INSCRIPTION: CARVED BLOCK AT CENTER TOP. Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in Wisconsin's Main Street Communities, Wisconsin Main Street Program, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |