Property Record
221 DAVIS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Phillip Weidenfeller House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 56645 |
Location (Address): | 221 DAVIS ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1900 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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 TWO STORY CUBE FEATURES A SQUARE SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED, TRUNCATED, HIP ROOF. A CENTERED, FRONT-FACING, HIP-ROOFED ATTIC DORMER APPEARS ON THE MAIN ROOF. THROUGHOUT THE DWELLING, PROMINENT MOLDINGS ARE USED ON THE WINDOWS. A FULL-LENGTH FRONT PORCH HAS ITS ROOF SUPPORTED BY DECORATIVE, WROUGHT IRON POSTS. THIS RESIDENCE, BUILT IN 1900 (SEE BIB. REF. A, H), IS IN GOOD CONDITION. PHILLIP A. WEIDENFELLER WAS THE INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HOUSE FROM 1905 TO 1925. (SEE BIB. REF. A). |
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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. TAX ROLLS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE AT THE AREA RESEARCH CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCOHNSIN-PLATTEVILLE, PLATTEVILLE, WI. B. "MINERAL POINT GUIDE." MINERAL POINT: MINERAL POINT HISTORICAL SOCEITY N.D. C. FRANK HUMBERSTONE, JR. AND ANNE D. JENKIN, "THE HOMES OF MINERAL POINT." MINERAL POINT: FOUNTAIN PRESS, 1976. D. C. W. BUTTERFIELD, "THE HISTORY OF IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN." CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORCIAL COMPANY, 1881. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. E. GEORGE FIEDLER, "MINERAL POINT, A HISTORY." MADISON: STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, 1973. F. FIELD OBSERVATION BASED ON ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, BUILDING MATERIALS AND LOCAL HISTORY. G. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON. H. IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT, 8 MARCH 1900. Historic Mineral Point Architectural Walking Tour brochure, 2000. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |