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505 FRONT ST

Historic Name:
Curtis Beech House

Other Name:

Reference Number:
58793

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Property Location

Location (Address)

505 FRONT ST

County

Iowa

City/Village

Mineral Point

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1849

Additions

1987

Survey Date

1982,1993,2026

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Greek Revival

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

THIS TWO STORY GREEK REVIVAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1849. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A BRICK EXTERIOR, A WOOD AND STONE TRIM, AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. STONE LINTELS AND SILLS DISTINGUISH THE SIX-OVER-SIX WINDOWS ON THE SECOND STORY AND THE TWO-OVER-TWO WINDOWS ON THE FIRST. THE RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. PROJECTING FORWARD ON THE FACADE IS A PORCH; TUSCAN COLUMNS SUPPORT ITS SHED ROOF AND BALUSTRADED RAILINGS ADD DECORATIVE DETAIL. THE RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING AND THE DATES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: CURTIS BEECH, FROM 1850 TO 1868; JOHN W. SHERWOOD, FROM 1871 TO 1885; MRS. S.D. TERRILL IN 1890; LAURA COBB IN 1895; AND GEORGE LINDSEY AND HIS HEIRS, FROM 1905 TO 1925. Beech, a native of New York, came to Mineral Point in 1836. He operated a business in town for several years before he entered mining. Beech and his partner, W.J. Tilley, mined and smelted copper. [I] Survey Update of the Mineral Point Historic District - Phase 1. 2026. Legacy Architecture, Inc.

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. H. Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tour brochure, 2000. I. Mineral Point Chamber/Main Street & The Mineral Point Historical Society, Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tours, not dated.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Mineral Point Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Jul 30, 1971

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

Additional Documentation

Sep 1, 1994

house Greek Revival

Iowa
County

Mineral Point
Community

1840-1849
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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