Property Record
425A RIDGE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JOSEPH SMITH CARRIAGE HOUSE; N.H. SNOW CARRIGAE HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 61826 |
Location (Address): | 425A RIDGE ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1889 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | carriage house |
Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
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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: | 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. |
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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 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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |