Property Record
125 N CHESTNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | KENDALL, RICHARD HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56030 |
Location (Address): | 125 N CHESTNUT ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1870 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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 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). |
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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 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). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |