Property Record
14 FRONT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | OATS, ZACHARIAH HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 58349 |
Location (Address): | 14 FRONT ST |
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County: | Iowa |
City: | Mineral Point |
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Year Built: | 1855 |
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Survey Date: | 19821993 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
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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 TWO STORY GREEK REVIVAL HOUSE WAS BUILT IN C. 1855. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES AN L-SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A STONE AND CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR, A WOODEN TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. AN OPEN DESIGNED PORCH HAS A HIP ROOF SUPPORTED BY TURNED POSTS. THE RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. LOCATED BEHIND THIS DWELLING IS A WOOD SHED; NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE WAS GIVEN IN THE INTENSIVE SURVEY. INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HOUSE AND THE DATES OF THEIR ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: ZACARIAH OATS, FROM 1856 TO 1860; JACOB DRESEN, FROM 1866 TO 1877; WILLIAM DRESEN IN 1880; ELIZABETH MULLEN IN 1890; JAMES YOUNG, FROM 1900 TO 1903; SAMUEL SIMS IN 1905; W. H. WHITFORD, FROM 1910 TO 1915; AND GEORGE FRENCH IN 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 WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE, PLATTEVILLE, WI. B. "MINERAL POINT GUIDE." MINERAL POINT: MINERAL POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 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, WISCONISN." 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. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |