Property Record
130 MARKET ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SHEPHERD HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46413 |
| Location (Address): | 130 MARKET ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1908 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Rock-Faced Concrete Block |
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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 MOULDED CEMENT BLOCK HOUSE FEATURES A TRUNCATED HIP ROOF THAT IS INTERSECTED BY A PEDIMENTED GABLE ROOF; THIS GABLE ROOF, IN TURN, EXTENDS OVER A THREE-SIDED BAY. PALLADIAN WINDOWS AND DECORATIVE SHINGLES APPEAR IN THE OPEN GALBE END. THE FULL-LENGTH FRONT PORCH HAS SQUARE POSTS ON MASONRY BASES AND FILLED IN RAILINGS. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS HOUSE IS SIMILAR IN DESIGN TO GT 29-33. IT IS ONE OF FIVE HOUSES CONSTRUCTED OF MOULDED CEMENT BLOCK AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY IN PLATTEVILLE. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |