Property Record
155 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN HORN SALOON |
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| Other Name: | HOWE'S HUT |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 59671 |
| Location (Address): | 155 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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: | DESIGNED IN THE COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR STYLE, THIS TWO-STORY, TAVERN/BAR BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1866. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, STONE EXTERIOR WALLS, A STONE TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. THE CORBELLED STONE CORNICE IS STEPPED UPWARD AND OUTWARD FROM THE FACADE. A STRING COURSE, ALSO MADE OF STONE, APPEARS ABOVE THE SECOND-STORY WINDOWS. THESE WINDOWS ARE FUTHER DISTINGUISHED BY FLAT STONE LINTLES AND PROJECTING STONE SILLS. AN IRON FORMATION AROUND THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STOREFRONT REMAINS TO THIS DAY ON THE BUILDING. PARTS OF THIS METAL STOREFRONT WERE MANUFACTURED BY THE WEARNE FOUNDRY, WHICH WAS FORMERLY LOCATED ON SHAKE RAG STREET. (SEE BIB. REF. B). THIS STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. 2012- "John Horn came to Mineral Point from Germany in 1854. He had a saloon at this location, and at various times was also a dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and hardware. the iron pillars at the front of the building were made by a local foundry. In addition to Horn's businesses, the building has been the location of McIhatton Brother's saloon, Amundsen's Cafe' the Royal Blue Store' Ceniti's Tavern; Gramp's Place; Riki's Bay; and Fat Boy Slim's Saloon." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. THE JOHN HORN SALOON, AS THE BUILDING WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN, HOUSED A SALOON BUSINESS FROM 1866 TO 1900, AND A GENERAL STORE FROM 1884 TO 1894. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT. |
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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 TRIBUNE," 16 MAY 1866, 11 JULY 1866; "NATIONAL DEMOCRAT," 1 SEPTEMBER 1866, 8 SEPTEMBER 1866; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1930; SANBORN MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI., (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929); TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871). B. "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 11 JULY 1866. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |