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528 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

528 N MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
528 N MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Northwestern Iron Co. Housing
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:129570
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):528 N MAIN ST
County:Dodge
City:Mayville
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1914
Additions:
Survey Date:2002
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:American Foursquare
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Resting on a concrete foundation, this two-story house features a hipped roof dormer. A flat-roof, enclosed front porch extends across the primary (west) facade. Although the original, wooden column porch supports are still visible, the porch has since been infilled with a continuous expanse of windows. Remaining fenestration is somewhat regularly placed and arranged singly, in pairs and in tripartite groupings. An historic photograph indicates that the home was originally sheathed with clapboard and the porch was open. Also, a single-stall, rusticated concrete block garage is situated north of the house.

Erected by the Northwestern Iron Company in 1914, this, for a time, was the home of W.C. Ratcliffe, the Superintendent of the Nodulizing plant. After the iron works divested themselves of the property, the first private owner of the house was Leo Bachhuber. City directories indicate he worked as a mechanic.
Bibliographic References:Assessor's records. Tax records.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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