| Mineral Point Welcome to historic Mineral Point tucked in the beautiful rolling hills of Southwest Wisconsin. As you stroll through our hilly and winding streets, you will see some of the most historic architecture in the Midwest. Mineral Point, with over 500 contributing structures, was the first Wisconsin City to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stop for tours at Pendarvis and Orchard Lawn and get a glimpse of the different lifestyles of early Mineral Point - one exhibiting the simple surroundings of the miners and the other the elegant life of a pioneer merchant family. Learn More... |
The Gundry House The Gundry House was the home of Joseph Gundry and his family from 1868 to 1936. The entire 11 acre estate, known as "Orchard Lawn", was surrounded by orchards, gardens and pastures. The Gundrys were prominent members of the Mineral Point community. Gundry's business interests included mining, land speculation and banking, but he is best remembered as a partner with John Gray in ownership of Gundry and Gray, a popular drygoods store on High Street, marked by the zinc pointer dog (see below). The Gundrys were people of fashion and taste - intellectuals, artists and travelers. Learn More... |
| Pendarvis State Historic Site In 1935, Robert Neal and Edgar Hellum saw Mineral Point's history and heritage teetering on the brink of oblivion, and they decided to preserve what they could of its most tangible symbols — the stone cottages built by early 19th-century Cornish immigrants. Neal had just returned from London to find many of the old rock dwellings had vanished in his absence. He struck up a friendship with Hellum, who shared his interest in the old houses, and together they determined to save at least one. Neal and Hellum acquired and rehabilitated not one, but several, of the original structures. Learn More... |
Opera House Theatre Among our many outstanding attractions is the Mineral Pont Theatre. At an earlier time it was referred to as the Mineral Point Municipal Theatre and Opera House. Built in 1914, it was dedicated in February, 1915 as a vaudeville and performing arts house. Designed by Claud and Stark, the Madison architectural firm that designed the Orpheum Theatre, its beauty rivaled that of theatres in New York and Chicago. During its early days, it was a vaudeville and performing arts house hat attracted some of the country's outstanding artists and productions of live drama, grand opera and symphonic music. Learn more... |
