Property Record
102 MARY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BOSCOBEL G.A.R. HALL |
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| Other Name: | G.A.R. HALL |
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| Reference Number: | 44083 |
| Location (Address): | 102 MARY ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Boscobel |
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| Year Built: | 1871 |
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| Additions: | 1896 1938C. 1980 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Boscobel Grand Army of the Republic Hall |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/27/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/20/2007 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. ARCHITECTURAL STATEMENT: THIS BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY A BAPTIST CHURCH. IT FEATURES FLANK SIDING AND A FRONT PORCH WHICH COVERS THE ENTRANCE. IT WAS EXTENSIVELY REMODELLED IN 1896. THE G.A.R. HALL WAS CONSTRUCTED AS A BAPTIST CHURCH C.1871. THE GABLE ROOFED STRUCTURE IS TWO STORIES IN HEIGHT AND COVERED WITH SHIPLAP FLUSH SIDING. THE FOUNDATION IS CUT STONE. TWO ENTRANCES ARE LOCATED BENEATH THE PORCH WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS THE FACADE. THE PORCH REPLACED A MORE DELACATE PORCH WITH TURNED POSTS AND BRACKETS. WINDOWS ARE 2/2 SASH SET IN SIMPLE FRAMES. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: THE BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED IN 1869, CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH BUILDING BEGAN C.1871 (A). THE BAPTIST CONGREGATION DECLINED IN THE LATE 1870'S AND IN 1880'S OR 1890'S THE BUILDING WAS SOLD TO THE JOHN MCDERMOTT POST OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC (A). THE BUILDING'S IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY FIRST AS A CHURCH AND LATER AS A GAR HALL, RESULTS IN ITS EVALUATION AS AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING STRUCTURE. |
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| Bibliographic References: | BOSCOBEL DIAL 7/9/92. A. HOLFORD, HISTORY OF GRANT CO. CHICAGO, 1900 P. 680. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |