Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop

Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Montello, Wisconsin, February 2012
Location 55 W. Montello St., Montello, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944Coordinates: 43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944
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]

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

  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.

Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop

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