Property Record
WATER ST AND BREWERY CREEK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BREWERY CREEK BRIDGE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 64558 |
| Location (Address): | WATER ST AND BREWERY CREEK |
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| County: | Iowa |
| City: | Mineral Point |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 19871993 |
| Historic Use: | stone arch bridge |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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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 stone bridge, complete with a steel culvert, was designed by engineers and built by the WPA in the 1930s. (See Bib. Ref. H). The historically named Brewery Creek Bridge structure is in good condition. THIS SMALL BRIDGE IS COMPRISED OF A STEEL CULVERT ENCASED IN STONE WALLS. THE DESIGNER TYPE IS CLASSIFIED AS ENGINEER. IT WAS ALTERED AND/OR HAD ADDITIONS MADE TO IT IN THE C. 1930'S. PRESENTLY, THE BRIDGE IS IN GOOD CONDITION. ACCORDING TO THE "INVENTORY FORM FOR NOMINATED PORPERTIES," LOCATED IN THE INTENSIVE SURVEY REPORT, THIS STRUCTURE CONTRIBUTES TO THE LOCALLY DESIGNATED MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT. |
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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. H. Survey Report, Transportation chapter. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |