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20 S CHESTNUT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
20 S CHESTNUT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:EDWARDS, M. E. HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:56043
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):20 S CHESTNUT ST
County:Iowa
City:Mineral Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1852
Additions:
Survey Date:19821993
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
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, FRONT GABLED HOUSE FEATURES AN L-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A SHINGLED, GABLE ROOF. A SMALL, ONE-STORY, GABLED WING APPEARS ON THE NORTH SIDE. PROMINENT MOLDINGS, WITH LINTELS SHAPED IN A PEDIMENTED FORM, DECORATE THE WINDOWS AND DOORS. THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS FLANKED BY SIDELIGHTS AND TOPPED BY A FANLIGHT. BUILT BETWEEN 1848 AND 1858 (SEE. BIB. REF. A), THIS RESIDENCE IS PRESENTLY CONSIDERED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.

INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING AND THE DATES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: M. E. EDWARDS, FROM 1843 TO 1853; AND THOMAS PRISK, FROM 1864 TO THE 1870'S. (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; SNABORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884 TO 1929).
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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