Property Record
212 N CHESTNUT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | MORGAN, DR. W. J. HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56032 |
Location (Address): | 212 N CHESTNUT ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1903 |
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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 TWO-STORY, QUEEN ANNE STYLED HOUSE FEATURES AN IRREGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT-SHINGLED, HIP AND GABLE ROOF. A CHAMFERED, FRONT-FACING, TWO-STORY BAY IS CAPPED BY A LARGE GABLE WITH RETURN EAVES. ORNAMENTATION IS VISIBLE ON THE THIRD STORY WINDOW WITHIN THIS GABLE. THE TWO-SIDED PORCH HAS ITS ROOF SUPPORTED BY SLENDER TUSCAN COLUMNS; BALUSTRADES ADD FURTHER DECORATION. ALSO PRESENT IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARE WINDOW AND DOOR MOLDINGS, LEADED GLASS, CORNER BOARDS AND FRIEZE BOARDS. THIS RESIDENCE, BUILT BETWEEN 1900 AND 1905, IS PRESENTLY IN GOOD CONDITION. W. J. MORGAN WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING FROM THE YEARS C. 1905 TO C. 1930. (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). |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |