Property Record
403 S IOWA ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MOFFETT, J.B. HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 60390 |
| Location (Address): | 403 S IOWA 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: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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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, FRONT GABLED HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1855. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A RANDOM ASHLAR FOUNDATION, AN ASBESTOS EXTERIOR, A WOOD TRIM AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED GABLE ROOF. THE RESIDENCE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ALSO APPEARING ON THE PROPERTY TO THE REAR IS A WOOD GARAGE; NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PARTICULAR STRUCTURE WAS GIVEN IN THE INTENSIVE SURVEY. INDIVIDUALS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DWELLING AND THE DATES OF THIER ASSOCIATION INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: J. B. MOFFETT, FROM 1856 TO 1866; GEORGE HENRY, FROM 1871 TO 1877; SIMON LANYON IN 1885; MRS. J. BOYNTON, FROM 1890 TO 1915; AND WILLIAM SKEWS IN 1925. (SEE BIB. REF. A). On 7/31/2008, the WHS waived its 30 day demolition notice. |
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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, 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. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |