Property Record
101 FOUNTAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | HARKER GARAGE |
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Contributing: | No |
Reference Number: | 57931 |
Location (Address): | 101 FOUNTAIN ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1925 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | gas station/service station |
Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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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 ONE STORY BUILDING FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A CONCRETE AND BRICK EXTERIOR AND A FLAT ROOF. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTORY CARD DESCRIBING THIS PROPERTY, THE BUILDING IS COVERED IN METAL SIDING WHICH DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE RUSTICATED BRICKS. A CONCRETE ADDITION WAS BUILT ONTO THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE IN THE 1950'S. (SEE BIB. REF. B). ALSO, THE ROOF WAS ALTERED AT AN UNSPECIFED DATE ON THE ORIGINAL STRUCURE. THIS SERVICE STATION BUILDING IS PRESENTLY IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1915 AND 1929, WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE HARKER GARAGE. (SEE BIB. REF. A) THE BUILDING WAS USED AS A FILLING STATION FROM C. 1915 TO 1929. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE BUILDING WAS LOCALLY DESIGNATED, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. |
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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, 1840-1930; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI. (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929; GEORGE BRANGER, INTERVIEW WITH JOAN RAUSCH, MINERAL POINT, WI., 11 APRIL 1992. B. GEORGE BRANGER, INTERVIEW WITH JOAN RAUSCH, MINERAL POINT, WI., 11 APRIL 1992. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |