125 N CHESTNUT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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125 N CHESTNUT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
125 N CHESTNUT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:KENDALL, RICHARD HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:56030
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):125 N CHESTNUT ST
County:Iowa
City:Mineral Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1870
Additions:
Survey Date:19821993
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mineral Point Historic District
National Register Listing Date:7/30/1971
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:THIS TWO-STORY GOTHIC REVIVAL HOUSE FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A SHINGLED, HIGH PITCHED GABLE ROOF. LACEY BARGEBOARDS AND A GABLE PENDANT EMBELLISH THE OPEN GABLE END. PROMINENT MOLDINGS APPEAR ON THE DOOR AND WINDOWS. METAL SHUTTERS SURROUNDING THE FRONT-FACING WINDOWS ARE DECORATED WITH A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE MOTIF. A TRANSOM WINDOW IS VISIBLE OVER THE FRONT ENTRANCE. A REAR ADDITION WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1900 AND 1908. (SEE BIB. REF. B). THIS RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RESIDENCE AND THE DATES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: RICHARD KENDALL, FROM 1870 TO C. 1874; AND JOSEPH JAMES, FROM 1875 TO 1900 (ESTATE). (SEE BIB. REF. A).
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 TO 1910; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929); NATIONAL DEMOCRAT, 6 APRIL 1870. B. SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1900-1908).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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