Enlarge

Platteville, WI. - The Wisconsin Historical Society announces the listing of the Edward and Mary Davies House in Platteville (Grant County) on the State Register of Historic Places.

The Davies House was constructed in 1864 for Welsh-born blacksmith Edward Davies and his family.  The house was built of locally produced red brick in a “gabled ell” vernacular form. The exterior and interior have undergone few substantial alterations in more than 150 years, making the Davies House one of the most intact mid-nineteenth-century vernacular brick houses remaining in Platteville. 

Although modest in size and style, the house has distinct references to the Greek Revival style that had become popular in Wisconsin by the middle of the nineteenth century. They include the balanced composition of its primary façade and the squared wood columns with Doric capitals in the front porch.

The State Register is Wisconsin's official list of state properties determined to be significant to Wisconsin's heritage. The State Historic Preservation Office at the Wisconsin Historical Society administers both the State Register and National Register in Wisconsin.

This property is private. Please respect the rights and privacy of the owners.

Additional information for the Edward and Mary Davies House is available at

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Property/HI45652

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit: www.wisconsinhistory.org.

About the Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.