Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop

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Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
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Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Montello, Wisconsin, February 2012
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Location55 W. Montello St., Montello, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°47′31″N89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944 Coordinates: 43°47′31″N89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944
Built1912
Architect Ben Neck & Bros.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 07000556 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 2007

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]

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National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop". Waymarking.com. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. "Montello Historic Preservation Society". Montellohistoricpreservation.org. Retrieved 2018-09-09.