Property Record
900 FAIR ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | GRANDSTAND |
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Other Name: | FAIRGROUNDS |
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Reference Number: | 57130 |
Location (Address): | 900 FAIR ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1897 |
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Survey Date: | 1982 |
Historic Use: | fairground/fair structure |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | THIS TWO STORY BUILDING IS PART OF WHAT IS NOW A FAIRGROUND. THIS GRANDSTAND FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A WOODEN EXTERIOR AND A GABLE ROOF. THE GRANDSTAND HAS BEEN USED AS SUCH FROM C. 1900 TO THE PRESENT DAY. (SEE BIB. REF. F). THE STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. RELATED TO THIS BUILDING IS A HORSE BARN, (EC 31/21). |
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Bibliographic References: | A. TAX ROLLS FOR THE CITY OF MINERAL POINT. ON FILE AT THE AREA RESEARCH CENTER OF THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-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 HISTORICAL 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. ARCHITECTURE: 1. SEE "IOWA COUNTY DEMOCRAT," 15 JULY 1897. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |