Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop | |
![]() Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Montello, Wisconsin, February 2012 | |
Location | 55 W. Montello St., Montello, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°47′31″N89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W Coordinates: 43°47′31″N89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Ben Neck & Bros. |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference # | 07000556 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 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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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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