Property Record
130 N HICKORY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ida and George F. Meyers House |
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| Other Name: | The Dorsey Bed and Breakfast |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46122 |
| Location (Address): | 130 N HICKORY ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/27/2007 |
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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 FRAME, TWO-STORY RESIDENCE STANDS ON A STONE FOUNDATION. THE HIP ROOF IS INTERSECTED BY GABLE ROOFED RECTANGULAR BAYS PROJECTING TO THE NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH. STAINED GLASS, GABLE STRUTS, AN ORIEL WINDOW IN THE EAST BAY, A RECTANGULAR BAY WINDOW TO THE NORTH, DECORATIVE SHINGLES AND STICK ORNAMENTATION IN THE GABLE ENDS ACCENT THIS VICTORIAN DWELLING. A CONICAL ROOFED, NEO-JACOBEAN INFLUENCED PORCH (PORTICO) IS SUPPORTED BY SLENDER TUSCAN COLUMNS. A GABLE ROOFED ONE-STORY ADDITION EXTENDS TO THE NORTH. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY REMAINING VERNACULAR QUEEN ANNE HOUSE WITH A ROUND CONICAL ROOFED PORCH, THIS HOUSE IS AN IMPORTANT REPRESENTATIVE OF 19TH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE IN PLATTEVILLE. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE: GEORGE MEYER OF THE LOCAL MEYER LUMBER COMPANY HAD THIS HOUSE BUILT IN 1898. Ida Meyer was a graduate of the Platteville Normal School. PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THIS DWELLING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: GEO. MEYER, IN C. 1900; Adeline and John C. BILLINGS, FROM 1910 TO 1940; MRS. CUNNINGHAM, FROM 1940 TO AN UNKNOWN DATE; J. CHERRINGTON, FROM 1972 TO 1976; AND WILLIAM TOZER, FROM 1976 TO 1981. ALL OWNERS HAVE USED THE BUILDING AS A HOUSE. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE CURRENT (1983) OWNER IS TED PISCITELLI AND HIS ADDRESS IS 130 NORTH HICKORY STREET, PLATTEVILLE, WI 53818. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. RICHARD GOODELL, INTERVIEW, 5/12/1983. B. CITY OF PLATTEVILLE TAX ROLLS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |