Property Record
602 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | A. H. BARBER & CO. CHEESE RECEIVING STATION |
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Other Name: | SOUTHWEST CAP HOUSING AGENCY |
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Reference Number: | 50296 |
Location (Address): | 602 N MAIN ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Dodgeville |
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Year Built: | 1900 |
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Survey Date: | 1984 |
Historic Use: | cheese factory |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | REPRESENTED ON THIS SITE IS A ROW OF ATTACHED, ONE-STORY STRUCTURES. THEY ARE CHARACTERIZED BY RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATIONS, CUT STONE FOUNDATIONS, CLAPBOARD EXTERIORS AND GABLE ROOFS. BUILT IN C. 1900 AND USED HISTORICALLY AS WAREHOUSES, THESE BUILDINGS ARE PRESENTLY IN GOOD CONDITION. (SEE BIB. REF. A). HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE TRACKS OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, WHICH REACHED DODGEVILLE IN 1888 (SEE TRANSPORTATION THEME OF FINAL REPORT), THIS ROW OF ATTACHED STRUCTURES SERVED AS THE CHEESE RECEIVING STATION FOR A. H. BARBER & CO. IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. (SEE BIB. REF. B). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. SURVEYOR'S ESTIMATE. B. 1927 SANBORN PERRIS MAP. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |