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425A RIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

425A RIDGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
425A RIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:JOSEPH SMITH CARRIAGE HOUSE; N.H. SNOW CARRIGAE HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:61826
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):425A RIDGE ST
County:Iowa
City:Mineral Point
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1889
Additions:
Survey Date:19821993
Historic Use:carriage house
Architectural Style:Front Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board and Batten
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Mineral Point Historic District
National Register Listing Date:7/30/1971
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:BUILT IN 1889 WITH A FRONT GABLED DESIGN, THIS ONE AND A HALF-STORY CARRIAGE HOUSE FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A BOARD AND BATTEN EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. A ZIZ-ZAG TRIM APPEARS WHERE THE ROOF PITCH BEGINS ON THE FACADE. CARVED BRACKETS DISTINGUISH THE AREA BENEATH THE EAVES, ALSO ON THE FACADE. A PANELED DOORWAY DISPLAYS DIAGONALLY LAID WOOD FOR A DECORATIVE EFFECT. THIS BUILDING IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

OWNED BY N. H. SNOW IN 1889, THIS CARRIAGE HOUSE FUNCTIONED AS SUCH FROM 1889 TO 1915. (SEE BIB. REF. A, H). IT IS NOW USED AS A GARAGE.
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 SKETCHES. 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, IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. H. "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 27 SEPTEMBER 1889.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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