Stone buildings; Storefronts; Dry goods stores; Dental offices;
Built by Samuel Coad in 1864, this building housed a variety of businesses over the years. This image was taken after electricity was installed in High Street businesses in 1891 and before J. J. Hanscom moved his book store to the west half of the...
Stone buildings; Storefronts; Bars; Billiard parlors;
"Th. Engels, 1869" is carved on one of the stones beneath the cornice of this building. Theodore Engels was born in Germany in 1819, came to the United States in 1845, and settled in MIneral Point in 1847. This building is included in the...
Iowa County Democrat, Apr 17, 1891: "John Jeuck will erect a fine two story building this spring in the place of his present stone structure on High street, The building will extend back from High street 75 feet and will be large and commodious."...
View of High Street, in Mineral Point. The sign on the side of the building at the right side of th ephotograph advertises the 1897 Lafayette County Fair in Darlington.
The iron pillars at the sides of the double door of this storefront were probably made in one of the local Mineral Point foundaries. The poster advertising the Band Picnic, visible in the window at the left, identifies the year as 1893.
Workers stand in front of the Martin & Toay hardware store on High Street, in Mineral Point. This building was destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1897 From The Mineral Point Tribune, May 6, 1897: MINERAL POINT SCORCHED $40,000 Worth of...
Built in 1868, this was originally the home of the Ellingen brothers furniture shop. It later became the site of the J. Kauffman Saloon. This building is included in the Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory under record number 59259....
Workers stand in front of the W. J. Penhallegon Boot and Shoe store, on High Street, in Mineral Point. This building was destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1897 From The Mineral Point Tribune, May 6, 1897: MINERAL POINT SCORCHED $40,000...
building was constructed in 1866 and was originally used as a grocery store by William Uren and a feed store by John Dawe, miller. Later, Dawe went into the grocery and provision business. Dawe, born in England in 1833, came to Mineral Point in...
Workers stand in front of the Mineral Point Laundry; a placard in the window advertises a "Night School" that teaches Bookkeeping. This stone building is longer extant; it was located between the William Lanyon building at 121 Commerce and the...
Stone on the first floor and brick on the second, this building was constructed in 1866 and was originally used as a grocery store by William Uren and a feed store by John Dawe, miller. Later, Dawe went into the grocery and provision business. ...
Built in 1842, by Theodore Rodolf and used by him as a dry goods store and a pharmacy. Dr. John Vivan moved into the space when Rodolf relocated to La Crosse in 1853. Vivan purchased the building a few years later. The placard in the window...
Medical offices; Butcher shops; Storefronts; Stone buildings;
Built in 1877, this building served as the office for Dr. John Vivan and his son, Dr. Stansmore Vivian. Their pharmacy was in the building adjacent to this, on the west. This building is included in the Wisconsin Architecture and History...
Charles Springer's Cigar and Tobacco Store occupied this space in the late 1890's and early 1900's. The building was constructed in 1866 by Richard Penhallegan. In this photograph, a placard in the window advertises a Foot Ball game scheduled...
