Property Record
216 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MARY COLLINS BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | MINERAL POINT BAKERY |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 59701 |
| Location (Address): | 216 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1863 |
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| Additions: | 1866 |
| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS ONE-STORY, COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR-STYLED RETAIL BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM 1863 TO 1866. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A STONE AND WOOD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. THE STOREFRONT WAS ALTERED BY THE ADDITION OF A CONTEMPORARY-STYLED FACADE, COMPLETE WITH VERTICAL WOOD SIDING. THIS STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS BUILDING WAS KNOWN HISTORICALLY BY THE FOLLOWING NAMES: MARY COLLINS BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. A), JOSEPH BROTHERS DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING STORE (SEE BIB. REF. B), AND THE SAMUEL HARRIS BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. C). THE STRUCTURE HOUSED COMMERCIAL VENTURES FROM 1863 TO 1929. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IN 1871, S. HARRIS OWNED THE SITE. IN 1894 A STORE SELLING MEAT WAS LOCATED HERE. IN 1917 CHAR. SPRINGER CIGAR STORE OCCUPIED THE SPACE, AND IN 1924 BAXTER AND KELLY CONDUCTED BUSINESS HERE. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. 2012- "According to tax records, this building was constructed for commercial rental property by Samuel Harris some time between 1863 and 1866. Harris was a laborer and farmer who was born in "England," perhaps Cornwall, in 1807. The storefront was covered in vertical barn-board for a good portion of the 20th century; it was restored to its original appearance in the 1990s. Commercial ventures located here included Joseph J. Davey, Jeweler; Cartwright & Eustace Watches & Jewelry; Cartwright and James, jewelers and musical instruments; Joseph Cartwright, Jeweler; a boot and shoe shop; a meat market; Thoma and Lenahan, books and magazines; A. Thoma, Jeweler; City Fruit & Vegetable Shop; Mineral Point Bakery; Talley Photo; and Harvest Investments." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. |
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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, 1840-1900; SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI., (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929). B. "NATIONAL DEMOCRAT," 23 SEPTEMBER 1868; "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 6 JANUARY 1869. C. MINERAL POINT TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871); "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 6 JANUARY 1869. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |