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2020: This 1866, two-story blacksmith shop has a stone foundation and is clad in board and batten siding. The front gable roof is covered in asphalt shingles and has overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails. Windows are wood, nine-over-nine hung sash with wood surrounds. The front (north) entrance consists of wood double doors with a multi-light transom and a wood surround; above this entrance is a wood sign that says “Blacksmith.” A second pair of wood double doors leading to the second story of the building is located on the side (east) elevation. A one-and-one-half-story living quarters addition with wood siding and a gable roof is attached to the rear (south) elevation of the shop; attached to the side (west) elevation of the living quarters is a small addition with wood, one-over-one, sash windows, a wood panel door, and shed roof. A small garage with wood siding, wood double doors, and a front-gable roof is located west of the shop.
T.B. Conradson, the village’s first blacksmith, built the shop and living quarters between 1866 and 1867. Twenty years later, in 1887, he transferred the property to Henry and Mary Holdrich but continued paying property tax for the property until 1901, when it was purchased by Gustave and Hermene Weiser. Edward and Anna Erickson purchased the shop in 1925 and continued to run it as a blacksmith shop during much of their ownership. Several families owned the property between 1970 and 1986, including a family that attempted to use the building as a pottery shop. Nancy Thompson, the current owner of the property, purchased it in the mid-1980s after its foreclosure.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
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