| 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 1854 (SEE BIB. REF. H) IN THE FEDERAL STYLE, THIS TWO STORY HOUSE FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A STONE EXTERIOR, A STONE TRIM, AND A FLAT SHAPED ROOF. BRICK CHIMNEYS FLANK A STONE PARAPET ON THE ROOF TOP. ACCORDING TO THE INTENSIVE SURVEY REPORT, THE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED IN THE TWO STORY CUBE STYLE. ALONG THE CORNERS OF THE BUILDING, COURSED ASHLAR QUOINS ARE DISTINGUISHING ELEMENTS. STONE LINTELS AND SILLS ADD DETAIL TO THE SIX-OVER-SIX SASH WINDOWS; members of Cothren's family etched their names in several panes.
A SECOND STORY WROUGHT IRON PORCH APPEARS ON THE ELEVATION FACING TOWER STREET. THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS DETAILED BY A NARROW DOOR AND A FANLIGHT. THIS RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION.
MONTGOMERY AND ESTHER COTHREN OCCUPIED THIS DWELLING FROM 1854 TO 1880. (SEE BIB. REF. A, H). THE COTHREN HEIRS RETAINED THE PROPERTY FROM 1885 TO 1925. (SEE BIB. REF. A). MONTGOMERY COTHREN moved to New Diggings in 1839 from New York and to Mineral Point in 1843 at age 24. [K&L] He WAS A LAWYER, A DELEGATE TO THE TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE in 1847, A STATE SENATOR in 1852, AND A CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE from 1853-1865 and again from 1876-1883. |
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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 MATERAILS, 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 TRIBUNE," 3 JANUARY 1855.
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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