Property Record
55 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MOUND CITY BANK/ MASONIC BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | UNITED STATES ARMY RECRUITMENT/ BAKER INSURANCE AGENC |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46218 |
| Location (Address): | 55 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1883 |
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| Additions: | 1915 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | David R. Jones |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/9/1990 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS TWO-STORY BANK HAS A BRICK EXTERIOR, A FLAT HIPPED ROOF AND A STONE FOUNDATION. THE BRACKET AND DENTIL TRIMMED METAL CORNICE FEATURES ABOVE THE CENTRAL BAY A PARAPET WITH TWO CONE-SHAPED ACROTERIA. PEDIMENTED AND PROJECTING WINDOW HEADS ARE SITUATED OVER LONG NARROW WINDOWS. A CUT-BRICK STRING COURSE ADORNS THE SECOND STORY FACADE. THE STORE FRONT HAS BEENCOMPLETELY ALTERED. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS STRUCTURE IS IMPORTANT TO THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT BECAUSE ITS DECORATIVENESS ADDS VARIETY TO THE STREETSCAPE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STREET LEVEL FACADE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALTERED. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: THIS BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED BY THE MOUND CITY BANK, FOUNDED IN 1915. (SEE BIB. REF. A,B). THE SECOND FLOOR WAS HOME TO A MASONIC HALL, WHICH USED THE BUILDING FROM 1884 TO 1915. THE STRUCTRE WAS BUILT IN 1883 AND REMODLEED IN 1915. (SEE BIB. REF. C, D). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. BUILDING PLAQUE. B. RICHARD BARDEN, INTERVIEW, MAY 3, 1983. C. SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS, CITY OF PLATTEVILLE, 1900, 1915, 1929. D. GREGORY, SOUTHWESTERN WIS.: A HISTORY OF OLD CRAWFORD COUNTY, P. 545. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |