Property Record
185 W PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | E. W. THOMAS HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | PHIL SWIFT, INV. & INS./ DR. ELVER, D.D.S. |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 46480 |
| Location (Address): | 185 W PINE ST |
|---|---|
| County: | Grant |
| City: | Platteville |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Federal |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | THIS BRICK, TWO-STORY HOUSE FEATURES A SLOPING TERNEPLATE ROOF, STRAIGHT STONE WINDOW LINTELS, A SIDE LIGHTED ENTRANCE DOOR AND A DECKED ENTRANCE PORCH SUPPORTED BY FLARED POSTS ON MASONRY BASES. A ONE STORY EXTENSION IS AT THE REAR. THE WINDOWS AND PORCH HAVE BEEN ALTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL. ARCITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE: THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW 19TH CENTURY BRICK PLATTEVILLE HOUSES THAT HAS RETAINED THE ORIGINAL EXTERIOR BRICK FABRIC. THE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR E. W. THOMAS PRIOR TO 1868 AND IT WAS NOT REPHOTOGRAPHED FOR THE 2005 SURVEY. Previously surveyed in 2004. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF PLATTEVILLE, 1884, 1892, 1900, 1908, 1915, 1929, 1929(1938), 1929 (1947). ATLAS OF GRANT COUNTY, WI. MINNEAPOLIS: FOOTE & HENION, 1895. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. MILWAUKEE: C. J. PAULI, PUBLISHER, 1896. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PLATTEVILLE. H. BROSIUS, 1875. NEW MAP OF GRANT COUNTY. WARREN GRAY: NEW YORK, 1868 (PLATTEVILLE INSET). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |