Property Record
245 DAVIS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56657 |
Location (Address): | 245 DAVIS ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1919 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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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 AMERICAN FOURSQUARE HOUSE FEATURES A SQUARE PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A BRICK EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED HIP ROOF. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTORY CARD DESCRIBING THIS PROPERTY, THE FOUNDATION IS MADE OF RUSTICATED CONCRETE BLOCK. APPEARING ON THE FACADE AND PROJECTING FROM THE ROOF IS A CENTERED, HIP ROOFED DORMER. LOCATED AT THE SIDE OF THE DWELLING IS A TWO STORY, THREE SIDED BAY. IT IS CAPPED BY A PEDIMENTED GABLE ROOF. THE NEARLY FULL-LENGTH FRONT PORCH HAS AN OPEN DESIGN. THE LARGE PORCH ROOF IS SUPPORTED BY SHORT TUSCAN COLUMNS WHICH REST ON BRICK BASES. THE PORCH WALLS ARE ALSO MADE OF BRICK. THIS RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. IT WAS BUILT IN C. 1910 (SEE BIB. REF. F) WITH A MENOMONIE BRICK OWNER. |
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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. TAX ROLLS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE AT THE AREA RESERCH CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE, PLATTEVILLE, WI. B. "MINERAL POINT GUIDE." MINERAL POINT: MINERAL POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, N.D. C. FRANK HUMBERSTONE, JR. AND ANNE D. JENKIN, "THE HOMES OF MINERAL POINT." MINERAL POINT: FOUNTAIN PRESS, 1976. D. C. W. BUTTERFIELD, "THE HISTORY OF IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN." CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1881. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. E. GEORGE FIEDLER, "MINERLA POINT, A HISTORY." MADISON: STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSN, 1973. F. FIELD OBSERVATION BASED ON ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, BUILDING MATERIALS AND LOCAL HISTORY. G. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |