Property Record
51 N CHESTNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | RODOLF, EMMERANCE HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56026 |
Location (Address): | 51 N CHESTNUT ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1846 |
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Additions: | 1847 |
Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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Wall Material: | Wood |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Mineral Point Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 7/30/1971 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | THIS TWO-STORY GABLED ELL FEATURES AN L-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM, AND AN ASPHALT-SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. SINCE 1982, THE ASPHALT SIDING HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE WEST FACADE. ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE IS BADLY IN NEED OF REPAIR AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN POOR CONDITION, THE ORIGINAL FABRIC AND SOME ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL REMAIN. FOR EXAMPLE, A TRANSOM LIGHT WAS REVEALED ABOVE THE ENTRANCE ON THE WEST FACADE, BURIED UNDERNEATH THE ASPHALT SIDING. INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING AND THE DATES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: EMMERANCE RODOLF, FROM 1847 TO 1860'S (ESTATE); AND WILLIAM PERCH, FROM C. 1871 TO LATE 1880'S. (SEE BIB. REF. A). |
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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. MINERAL POINT TAX RECORDS, 1840-1910; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |