Property Record
208 N CHESTNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Edward Martin House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56031 |
Location (Address): | 208 N CHESTNUT ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1902 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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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 LARGE, QUEEN ANNE STYLED, TWO STORY HOUSE FEATURES AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A SHINGLED, HIP AND GABLE ROOF. LARGE PEDIMENTS EMBELLISH THE OPEN GABLE ENDS. A TWO-SIDED, OPEN-DESIGNED PORCH IS SUPPORTED BY SHORT, SQUARE, FLAIRED POSTS ON MASONRY BASES. A BRACKETED ROOF DECORATES A LARGE BAY WINDOW. ALSO PRESENT IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARE CHAMFERED CORNERS, FIREZE BOARDS AND CORNER BOARDS. THIS RESIDENCE, BUILT BETWEEN 1905 AND 1908 (SEE BIB. REF. A), IS PRESENTLY IN POOR CONDITION. EDWARD MARTIN WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING BETWEEN THE YEARS C. 1905 AND C. 1925. (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, 1840-1925; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1908-1929). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |