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40 HIGH ST

Historic Name:
R.J. GALLAGHER GARAGE

Other Name:
THE GAS LAMP

Reference Number:
59263

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Property Location

Location (Address)

40 HIGH ST

County

Iowa

City/Village

Mineral Point

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1923

Additions

Survey Date

1982,1993,2026

Historic Use

roundhouse/repair shop/car barn

Architectural Style

Commercial Vernacular

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

THIS ONE STORY BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1920 AND 1924, IS DESIGNED IN THE COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR AND CONTEMPORARY STYLES. IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A BRICK AND STONE EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. STONE WAS USED ON THE REAR WALLS, WHILE A CREAM BRICK WAS USED ON THE FACADE. APPEARING AT THE CORNICE LINE IS DECORATIVE, VERTICALLY-ALLIGNED BRICK WORK, WHICH OFFERS CONTRAST TO THE HORIZONTALLY-ALLIGNED BRICK PLACEMENT ELSEWHERE. A CONCRETE BLOCK ADDITION WAS BUILT AT THE REAR. THE BUILDING IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS STRUCTURE WAS HISTORICALLY KNOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES AS THE R. J. GALLAGHER GARAGE (SEE BIB. REF. A), AND SLICK'S BOWLING ALLEY (SEE BIB. REF. B). THE BOWLING ALLEY WAS IN EXISTANCE IN THE 1950'S. (SEE BIB. REF. B). THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. 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. MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1930; SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI. (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929); GEORGE BRANGER, INTERVIEW WITH JOAN RAUSCH, MINERAL POINT, WI., 2 MAY 1992. B. GEORGE BRANGER, INTERVIEW WITH JOAN RAUSCH, MINERAL POINT, WI., 2 MAY 1992.

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

roundhouse/repair shop/car barn Commercial Vernacular

Iowa
County

Mineral Point
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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