52 HIGH ST

52 HIGH ST

Iowa

Mineral Point

1857

1986

1987,1993,2026

small retail building

Commercial Vernacular

Masonry

Stone - Unspecified

No

THIS THREE-STORY, COMMERCIAL VERNACULAR-STYLED RETAIL BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1857. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT FEATURES A RECTANGULAR SHAPED PLAN CONFIGURATION, A STONE FOUNDATION, A STONE EXTERIOR A STONE TRIM AND A TAR-COVERED FLAT ROOF. WINDOWS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD STORIES ARE DISTINGUISHED, BUT NOT CLEARLY DEFINED BY LINTELS AND SILLS. NEW VERTICAL WOOD SIDING WAS ATTACHED ON THE FIRST FLOOR FACADE SINCE 1982. THE STRUCTURE IS IN GOOD CONDTION. THE HISTORIC NAMES OF THIS BUILDING INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: MRS. CURRY BUILDING (SEE BIB. REF. A); JENKINS AND CO. STEAM BAKERY AND GROCERY (ORIGINAL OCCUPANT) (SEE BIB. REF. B); S. HOCKING, STOVE AND TINWARE (SEE BIB. REF. C). THE GROCERY STORE CONDUCTED BUSINESS AT THIS SITE IN 1857, AND THE HARWARE STORE EXISTED IN 1869. (SEE BIB. REF. B, C). COMMERCE WAS LINKED TO THIS STRUCTURE FROM 1857 TO 1929. (SEE BIB. REF. A). IT CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS AS A TAVERN AND BAR. THIS BUILDING WAS DESIGNATED LOCALLY, BECOMING PART OF THE MINERAL POINT LANDMARK DISTRICT IN 1972. 2012- "The "Mrs. Curry" referenced on the 1871 Taylor and Willits map was probably Eliza Curry, mother of William N. Curry, who built this building. Her husband, Nicholas Curry, and 3 of her children died in the cholera epidemic of 1850. This part of Lot 31 was for sale in 1861 as part of the probate process. Other businesses here were A.C. Ansley Dry Goods; S. Hocking, Stove and Tinware; Dr. W. Averill, dentist; J.R. Osborne Harness shop; Gallagher's Garage; Star Auto; Jake's Mining Company; Bubba's; and the Mineral Springs Saloon." -from "A Field Guide to Mineral Point" by Nancy Pfotenhauer of the Mineral Point Historical Society, 1st Edition, 2012, Little Creek Press. Survey Update of the Mineral Point Historic District - Phase 1. 2026. Legacy Architecture, Inc.

“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. MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE, 18 NOVEMBER 1856; 25 NOVEMBER 1856; 3 MARCH 1857; 14 APRIL 1857; MINERAL POINT, TAX RECORDS, 1840-1930; SANBORN INSURANCE MAP, CITY OF MINERAL POINT, WI. (NEW YORK: SANBORN MAP CO., 1884-1929); TAYLOR AND WILLITS, MINERAL POINT, IOWA COUNTY [MAP] (CHICAGO: TAYLOR AND WILLITS, 1871; PHOTOGRAPGH FILE, MINERAL POINT HISTORY ROOM, MINERAL POINT LIBRARY, MINERAL POINT, WI). B. ORIGINAL OCCUPANT: JENKINS & CO. STEAM BAKERY AND GROCERY STORE, MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE, 14 APRIL 1857. C. MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE, 6 JANUARY 1869.

Mineral Point Historic District

Jul 30, 1971

Jan 01, 1989

Yes

Sep 1, 1994