Property Record
409 HIGH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Episcopal Church Rectory |
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| Other Name: | TRINITY RECTORY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 60283 |
| Location (Address): | 409 HIGH ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1868 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Sandstone |
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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 AND A HALF-STORY, GOTHIC REVIVAL PARSONAGE WAS BUILT IN 1868. (SEE BIB. REF. 1). IT FEATURES AN L-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, STONE EXTERIOR WALLS, A WOOD TRIM, AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. LACEY BARGEBOARDS WITH AN INTRICATELY CARVED GABLE ORNAMENT APPEAR IN THE OPEN GABLE END. A SIMILAR, BUT SMALLER-SCALED, GABLE ORNAMENT ADORNS A GABLED DORMER ON THE SECOND STORY. SEGMENTALLY ARCHED WINDOWS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY STONE LINTELS, KEYSTONES AND SILLS. THE DWELLING IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH PARSONAGE WAS USED AS SUCH IN 1868. (SEE BIB. REF. H). FOR A RELATED BUILDING, SEE THE TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, AT 402 HIGH STREET (PHOTO CODE IA 26/8). |
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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 RESEARCH 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 SKETCHS. E. GEORGE FIEDLER, "MINERAL POINT, A HISTORY," MADISON: STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, 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. ARCHITECTURE 1. "MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE," 6 JANUARY 1869. Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street & The Mineral Point Historical Society, Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tours, not dated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |