Property Record
147 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FARMER AND CITIZENS BANK |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 59664 |
| Location (Address): | 147 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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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: | CONSTRUCTED IN 1915 (SEE BIB. REF. A), THIS TWO-STORY BANK BUILDING WAS DESIGNED IN THE NEOCLASSICAL AND COMMERICAL VERNACULAR STYLES. THE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS INCLUDE A FOUNDATION MADE OF STONE, EXTERIOR WALLS MADE OF BRICK, AND TRIM MADE OF CONCRETE. THE BUILDING CONFORMS TO A RECTANGULAR PLAN CONFIGURATION AND DISPLAYS A FLAT-SHAPED ROOF. THE CONCRETE BELT COURSES AND THE CAST CONCRETE DECO STYLE ORNAMENTS ADD INTEREST TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BUILDING. ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THE WINDOWS - ONE A TRI-PARTE STYLE AND THE OTHER A SINGULAR STYLE - ARE SEGMENTALLY ARCHED AND FEATURE BRICK LINTELS AND CONCRETE SILLS. A RECTANGULAR SHAPED WINDOW IS PRESENT ON THE LOWER STORY. THE SEGMENTALLY ARCHED DOUBLE ENTRANCE IS DETAILED WITH A PEDIMENTED FRONTIS PIECE. THIS STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. 2012- "The original building on this site was probably built by Anthony Nancolas, a tallow chandler from St. Austel, Cornwall, who came to Mineral Point in 1848; his son, John Nancolas, became a well known carpenter and fruniture maker in Mineral Point. The building's facade was severely altered in 1915 when it was redesigned to be used as a bank. The building has housed a wide variety of businesses over the years including E. Cornish Stoves & Hardware; Suddeth & Platt grocers; T. A. Gilmore & Co.; Gilmore;s; M.S. Lawrence, grocer; Powell & Lawrence Books & Stationery; Philip Lawrence, bookstore; the Post Office; Prining Office; Farmer and Citizens Bank; Consolidated Bank of Mineral Point; Atty. Harry Speich, (upper0; Hardy Roos; Noble Real Estate; Auction Specialists; and All American Realty." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. THE HISTORIC NAMES OF THIS BUILDING, THE FARMER AND CITIZENS BANK, AND THE CONSOLIDATED BANK OF MINERAL POINT, (SEE BIB. REF. B), REVEAL THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESSES HOUSED WITHIN. BANKING VENTURES OCCUPIED THIS SITE FROM 1915 TO 1929. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, 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). B. IBID.; W.P.A. WRITERS PROGRAM, "THE STORY OF MINERAL POINT," 1827-1941 (MINERAL POINT, WI.: MINERAL POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1979), P. 172. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |