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55 BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

55 BROADWAY

Architecture and History Inventory
55 BROADWAY | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:45843
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):55 BROADWAY
County:Grant
City:Platteville
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:American Foursquare
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information: THIS BRICK, TWO-STORY HOUSE ON AN ELEVATED BASEMENT HAS A TRUNCATED HIP ROOF INTERSECTED BY PEDIMENTED GABLED ROOFS WITH ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS AND DECORATIVE SHINGLES IN THE GABLE ENDS. BRICK LINTELS, A SIDE-LIGHTED DOOR AND A FULL-LENGTH PORCH SUPPORTED BY FLARED POSTS ON MASONRY BASES FURTHER CHARACTERIZE THE STRUCTURE. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1915 AND 1929 AND WAS NOT REPHOTOGRAPHED IN 2005.
Bibliographic References:SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF PLATTEVILLE, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1908, 1915, 1929, 1929(1938), 1929 (1947). ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WI. MINNEAPOLIS: FOOTE & HENION, 1895. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. MILWAUKEE: C. J. PAULI, PUBLISHER, 1896. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. H. BROSIUS, 1875.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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