Property Record
203 COMMERCE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DAVID JACKA WAREHOUSE |
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| Other Name: | KNUDSON MOTOR SERVICE (GARAGE) |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 56154 |
| Location (Address): | 203 COMMERCE ST |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Survey Date: | 19821993 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Cut Stone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Mineral Point Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/30/1971 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | THIS ONE STORY WAREHOUSE FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A COMBINATION STONE AND BRICK EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND A FLAT ROOF. USED IN VARIOUS PLACES ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE FOUR DIFFERENT MATERIALS - CONCRETE BLOCK, BRICK, FIELDSTONE AND STONE. A THREE STORY REAR WALL WAS REPAIRED WITH CONCRETE BLOCK, WHILE THE REMAINING REAR WALLS ARE MADE OF STONE. A BRICK PORTION WAS ADDED TO THE FRONT AS WELL. THIS BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1875 AND 1880. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT IS PRESENTLY IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS STRUCTURE HAD TWO HISTORIC NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OVER THE YEARS. FIRST, IT WAS KNOWN AS THE DAVID JACKA WAREHOUSE, WHICH CONDUCTED BUSINESS IN C. 1880. (SEE BIB. REF. A). THEN, IT BECAME THE BEN BLUET PRODUCE COMPANY, WHICH WAS IN OPERATION IN 1924. (SEE BIB. REF. D). IT IS CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE KNUTSON MOTOR SERVICE. 2012- "Built by David Jacka, born in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall and came to Mineral Point with his parents in 1844. In California for three years during the gold rush, he returned to Mineral Point in 1855. His wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Richard Penhallegon, builder of the stone building at 218 High; her brother, R. J. Penhallegon, built the stone warehouse at 111 Commerce. As with the other warehouses on commerce street, this building was used to accommodate trade to and from Mineral Point viea the railroad. it was extnensively repaired and restored in 2002. Businesses here were the David jacka Warehouse; Ben Blewett Produce Co.; Dunn's Garage; Point Auto Parts; Knutson Motor Service; Walrack Motors; and the Longbranch Gallery." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Reconstruct USH 151: Dodgeville To Belmont.” WHS project number 92-0510IA/LT. October 1993. Prepared by Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center (GLARC). A. MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1900; SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929). B. IBID; TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871). C. GEORGE BRANGER, INTERVIEW WITH JOAN RAUSCH, MINERAL POINT, WI. 11 APRIL 1992. D. INFORMATION FROM MINERAL POINT LIBRARY, 1924 DIRECTORY. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |