Property Record
120 MARKET ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | DR. AND MRS. WILSON CUNNINGHAM HOUSE |
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Other Name: | THE CUNNINGHAM HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 46410 |
Location (Address): | 120 MARKET ST |
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County: | Grant |
City: | Platteville |
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Year Built: | 1906 |
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Survey Date: | 1983 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | THIS TWO-STORY HOUSE FEATURES A MASSIVE BRICK EXTERIOR. THE MAIN HIP ROOF IS TRUNCATED IN THE CENTER, PENETRANTED BY A ROOF DORMER, AND INTERSECTED BY A PEDIMENTED GABLE ROOF; THIS ROOF PROJECTS OVER A THREE-SIDED BAY AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. RAFTERS APPEAR ON THE EAVES OF THE ROOF, THE PORCH, A SECOND STORY ENCLOSED STRUCTURE, AND A FIRST STORY BAY; LARGE BRACKETS APPEAR AT THE CORNERS OF THE MAIN ROOF. A DECKED, BRICK PORCH RUNS THE LENGHT OF THE FRONT FACADE. OTHER ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THIS BUILDING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: DECORATIVE SHINGLES IN THE GALBE ENDS, PALLADIAN WINDOWS, MOULDED CEMENT LINTELS AND SILLS, RETURNED EAVES, A THREE-SIDED BAY WITH A BRACKETED ROOF, LEADED GLASS, AND A SIDE LIGHTED ENTRANCE DOOR. JOHN ROSE WAS THE BUILDER OF THIS DWELLING. THE CUNNINGHAM HOUSE BED AND BREAKFAST, AS IT IS KNOWN TODAY, HAS ALSO BEEN CALLED THE CUNNINGHAM MUSEUM. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS HOUSE IS SIMILAR IN STYLE AND PLAN TO ANOTHER HOUSE CONSTRUCTED BY J. M. ROSE AT 280 DIVISION STREET. ONE OF FIVE HOUSE OF THIS TYPE IN THE SURVEY OF PLATTEVILLE, THIS HOUSE IS SIMILAR IN STYLE TO THE FOLLOWING HOUSES IN PLATTEVILLE: GT 35-11, GT 26-33, GT 24-24, GT 27-4 AND GT 27-5. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. HISTORICAL TOUR OF PLATTEVILLE, 1976. B. RICHARD BARDEN, INTERVIEW: MAY 3, 1983. C. SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS, 1900, 1908. D. PLATTEVILLE (WI) JOURNAL, 9 MAY 1906. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |