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Open Hearth Lead Furnace

Date: 1872
Description: Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men...
Property Record

290 RICHARD ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: RICHARD STRAW HOUSE
Reference Number: 46505
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Straw Lead Furnace

Date: 1880
Description: A straw lead furnace, an open hearth furnace where lead sulphite (Galena) was roasted. Located on the Rountree branch of the Little Platte River, Richard S...
Property Record

840 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: Verran, Richard and Louisa, House
Reference Number: 46401
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Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 08 23 1961
Description: A new category, heirloom recipes, was added to the 1961 cookbook recipe contest sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal. The first place winner in this ne...
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Mitchell-Rountree House

Date: 1934
Description: The Mitchell-Rountree house. This is a view from the southeast of the side of the home.
Property Record

73-85 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: BAYLEY BLOCK
Reference Number: 46221
Property Record

15 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: HENRY LANE BUILDING/JACOB BLOCK STORE
Reference Number: 46341
Property Record

530 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: PARK KELLEY HOUSE
Reference Number: 46386
Property Record

20 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: J. DODGE-WILLIAM MURPHY BUILDING
Reference Number: 46342
Property Record

500 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: T. J. COLBURN HOUSE
Reference Number: 46378
Property Record

35 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: PLATTEVILLE STATE BANK
Reference Number: 46213
Property Record

160 N HICKORY ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: GOODSELL BILLINGS HOUSE
Reference Number: 46124
Property Record

85 N ELM ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: JOHN LEWIS HOUSE
Reference Number: 46064
Property Record

555 W MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: CHARLES BURG HOUSE
Reference Number: 46387
Property Record

30 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: M. T. HOOPER DRUG STORE
Reference Number: 46211
Property Record

80 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: T. O. DRINKALL DRUG STORE
Reference Number: 46222
Property Record

10 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: W.W. MARTIN BUILDING
Reference Number: 30019
Property Record

230 E MAIN ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: EAGLE GARAGE COMPANY
Reference Number: 46251
Property Record

400 S COURT ST

Community: Platteville
County: Grant
Historic Name: ARCH HOOSER HOUSE
Reference Number: 45980

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