Property Record
321 WASHINGTON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SHEPARD, SIDNEY HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 63917 |
| Location (Address): | 321 WASHINGTON ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Two Story Cube |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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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 c. 1912 (See Bib. Ref. A), this Two Story Cube features a square shaped plan configuration, a stone foundation, an Aluminum sided exterior, a wood trim and an asphalt shingled hip roof. The double doorway is a motif repeated in the windows on the second and third stories. Projecting forward on the facade is a open-designed porch, whose flat roof is supported by squared posts. A bay window faces east. This residence is in good condition. Sidney Shepard was an individual associated with this dwelling from 1915 to 1925. (See Bib. Ref. A). |
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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 Soceity, 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 Insurnace Maps for the City of Mineral Point. On file in the Archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |