The Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop is a building in Montello, Wisconsin, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The two-story cement block building was built by a blacksmith named John P. Vaughn in 1912. The new cast concrete blocks were manufactured in Montello at Neck and Brothers manufacturing site.[2]
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop | |
 Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Montello, Wisconsin, February 2012 | |
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| Location | 55 W. Montello St., Montello, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Ben Neck & Bros. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000556[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2007 |
The building was used as a blacksmith shop with a community hall upstairs. The second floor grand opening ball on June 28, 1912[1] featured the Lyric Harp Orchestra.[2]
Later, the building was used as a garage, a car dealership, a hardware store, and is now home of the Montello Museum.[2]
In 2001, on the eve of demolition, Vaughn Hall was saved by a group of citizens dedicated to preserving Montello's history and a conscientious community who donated the building to the Montello Historic Preservation Society.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop". Waymarking.com. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "Montello Historic Preservation Society". Montellohistoricpreservation.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.