Tag Archives: Ten Dollar House

A Celebration of Historic Preservation

Posted on April 28, 2016 by mineralpoint

The National Historic Preservation Act turns 50 years old this year. The impact of that Act on our lives in Mineral Point is undeniable. We were the first City in Wisconsin to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 … Continue reading →

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An $11 Play About a $10 House

Posted on March 17, 2015 by mineralpoint

In the midst of the Great Depression, Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum paid $10 for a crumbling stone house on Mineral Point’s Shake Rag Street. They not only managed to restore the building – thus starting a preservation effort in … Continue reading →

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