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22 HIGH ST

Historic Name:
HADFIELD HIDES AND LEATHER

Other Name:
SCHMITZ'S BAR

Reference Number:
59254

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Property Location

Location (Address)

22 HIGH ST

County

Iowa

City/Village

Mineral Point

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1876

Additions

Survey Date

1982,1993,2026

Historic Use

small retail building

Architectural Style

Italianate

Structural System

Wall Material

Stone - Unspecified

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

THIS TWO STORY, ITALIANATE STYLED RETAIL BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1876. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE EXTERIOR, A STONE TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. A HEAVILY BRACKETED CORNICE ADORNS THE FACADE, AS DO UPPER-STORY ROUND ARCHED WINDOW LINTELS AND WINDOWS. ONE FRONT ENTRANCE IS DESIGNED WITH A TRANSOM WINDOW. THE STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS BUILDING WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS THE JOHN HADFIELD BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. A), AND THE GOOD TEMPLARS HALL (ON SECOND FLOOR [SEE BIB. REF. B]). IT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE JOHN MARTIN FEED AND FLOUR STORE (SEE BIB. REF. C) FROM 1917 TO 1924. FLOUR AND FEED STORE OPERATIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN THIS BUILDING FROM 1876 TO 1929 (SEE BIB. REF. A). THE STRUCTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMERCE IN THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARKS DISTRICT IN 1972. 2012- "Born in Derbyshire, England, John Hadfield came to Wisconsin in 1850, moving to Mineral Point in 1855. He had a boot and shoe and hide trading business here for more than 35 years. Other businesses at this location were the Good Templars Hall (upper); J.C. Martin & Co. Feed and flour Store; The Hide House; Joseph E. Phillips, cigar manufacturer; Thrasher Ice & Coal Co.; Schmitz's Bar; Hardy's Fish and Chicken; Paul & Em's Bar; J & R Bar; Reicher's Corner Bar; and the Bohlin Gallery." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. 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. "NATIONAL DEMOCRAT," 28 APRIL 1876; (MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1930); SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929); TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871). B. "NATIONAL DEMOCRAT," 28 APRIL 1876. C. "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 25 NOVEMBER 1901; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1930; SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI. (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929; PHOTOGRAPH FILE, MINERAL POINT ROOM; MINERAL POINT LIBRARY, MINERAL POINT, WI.

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

small retail building Italianate

Iowa
County

Mineral Point
Community

1870-1879
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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