Property Record
44A SHAKE RAG ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Richard Wearn |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 71059 |
| Location (Address): | 44A SHAKE RAG ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1850 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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-story Front Gabled barn/shed structure was built in c. 1850 (See Bib. Ref. F). It features a rectangular shaped plan configuration, a stone foundation, stone exterior walls, a wood trim, and an asphalt shingled gable roof. Related to the barn is a house, located at 44 Shake Rag Street (See Map Code 36/13). Richard Wearn was an individual associated with this barn/shed from 1868 to 1905. (See Bib. Ref. A). (The deed to the property denotes a date of 1867). From its date of construction in c. 1850 to 1992, the structure maintained its function as a barn/shed. (See Bib. Ref. F). |
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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, Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |