Property Record
195 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | GEORGE WILKIE HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 46249 |
| Location (Address): | 195 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THIS SQUARE, SECOND EMPIRE INFLUENCED, BRICK VENEERED, TWO-STORY HOUSE FEATURES A STONE FOUNDATION AND A MANSARD ROOF PENETRATED BY PEDIMENTED ROOF DORMERS. CORBELLED SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOW HOODS OVER SINGLE, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE WINDOW ARRANGEMENTS AND AN ALTERED FRONT ENTRANCE CHARACTERIZES THIS ONE SUBSTANTIAL HOUSE. THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1897. (SEE BIB. REF. B). THE CURRENT OWNER OF THE STRUCTURE AS OF 4/18/83 IS DR. C. L. STEIDINGER. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: ONE OF TWO HOUSES REMAINING IN PLATTEVILLE WITH MANSARD ROOFS, THIS HOUSE IS IMPORTANT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF PLATTEVILLE BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY MANSARD ROOFED HOUSE TO HAVE ITS NATURAL RED BRICK COLOR. Flat-roofed garage addition is appended to the rear. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. SANBORN PERRIS MAPS, 1892, 1900. B. CITY OF PLATTEVILLE TAX ROLLS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |