Property Record
405 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DR. GEORGE NICHOLAS HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 46365 |
| Location (Address): | 405 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
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| Year Built: | 1907 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Dutch Colonial Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2007 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/27/2007 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS BRICK, ONE-AND-ONE-HALF-STORY HOUSE HAS A GAMBREL ROOF PENETRATED BY A GAMBREL AND SHED ROOFED DORMER LEADING TO A SMALL BALUSTRADED DECK. THE MAIN ROOF ITSELF EXTENDS BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE IN ORDER TO CREATE A FULL-LENGTH FRONT INSET PORCH. FLAT, STRAIGHT DOOR AND WINDOW LINTELS, A RECTANGULAR BAY WINDOW TO THE WEST, AND A REAR INSET PORCH ACCENT THE STRUCTURE. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS HOUSE IS IMPORTANT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF PLATTEVILLE AS ONE ITS TWO BEST AND MOST ELABORATE EXAMPLES OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY GAMBREL ROOFED DUTCH COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. RICHARD BARDEN, INTERVEIW, 5/3/83. B. SANBORN PERRIS MAP, 1908. C. CITY OF PLATTEVILLE TAX ROLLS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |