| 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.
BUILT IN 1842 (SEE BIB. REF. E), THIS ONE-STORY FRONT GABLED CHURCH FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, AN IRREGULAR SHAPED STONE FOUNDATION, AN UNSPECIFIED STONE EXTERIOR, A STONE TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. WOODEN SASH WINDOWS HAVE MUTINS DEFINING THE TWELVE-OVER-TWELVE PANES. THE INTERIOR SEEMS TO BE ANTIQUE. THE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS IN GOOD CONDITION, IS LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY OF THE ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AT 414 RIDGE STREET. (SEE MAP CODE 32/16).
KNOWN HISTORICALLY AS THE ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL, AND AS THE ST. PAUL'S MISSION CHURCH, THIS BUILDING WAS ASSOCIATED WITH RELIGIOUS SERVICES IN 1842, AND WITH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FROM 1842 TO 1915. (SEE BIB. REF. E, G). ITS LIFE SOLEY AS A CHURCH - ITS ORIGINAL PURPOSE - WAS SHORT LIVED. THE STRUCTURE HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1842 AS A MISSION FOR A CONGREGATION FORMED IN 1838. The congregation was made up of largely Irish immigrants. [L] |
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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. TAX ROLLS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE AT THE AREA RESEARCH CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE, PLATTEVILLE, WI.
B. "MINERAL POINT GUIDE," MINERAL POINT: MINERAL POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, N.D.
C. FRANK HUMBERSTONE, JR. AND ANNE D. JENKIN, "THE HOMES OF MINERAL POINT," MINERAL POINT: FOUNTAIN PRESS, 1976.
D. C. W. BUTTERFIELD, "THE HISTORY OF IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN," CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1881. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
E. GEORGE FIEDLER, "MINERAL POINT, A HISTORY," MADISON: STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, 1973.
F. FIELD OBSERVATION BASED ON ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND LOCAL HISTORY.
G. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, IN MADISON, WISCONSIN.
H. "MINERAL POINT DEMOCRAT TRIBUNE," AUGUST 18, 1994.
I. Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tour brochure, 2000.
J. From Mining to Farm Fields to Ethnic Communities: Buildings and Landscapes of Southwestern Wisconsin.
Ed. Anna Vemer Andrzejewski , Arnold R. Alanen and Sarah Fayen Scarlett for “Nature + City: Vernacular Buildings and Landscapes of the Upper Midwest,” 2012 Meeting of the Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) in Madison, Wisconsin.
K. Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street & The Mineral Point Historical Society, Historic Mineral Point Architectural Driving Tour, not dated.
L. Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street & The Mineral Point Historical Society, Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tours, not dated. |
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