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Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop

Coordinates: 43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944
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Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Montello, Wisconsin, February 2012
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop is located in Wisconsin
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop is located in the United States
Vaughn's Hall and Blacksmith Shop
Location55 W. Montello St., Montello, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°47′31″N 89°19′46″W / 43.79194°N 89.32944°W / 43.79194; -89.32944
Built1912
ArchitectBen Neck & Bros.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.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]

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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c "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.