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211 W 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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211 W 3RD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
211 W 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:J. B. BORDEN HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:137319
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):211 W 3RD ST
County:Wood
City:Marshfield
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1884
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Upham House Historic District
National Register Listing Date:7/30/2008
State Register Listing Date:1/18/2008
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:J. B. BORDEN WAS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN MARSHFIELD IN 1903. HIS HOUSE WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1884 AND 1887. 04/29/15: This house survived the Great Marshfield Fire in 1887. Edgar A. and Lillian Guensburg lived in the house for several years. Edgar was a manager for "The Fair Store". Edgar and Lillian (Billie) Guensburg, owned the property at 211 W. Third St. in Marshfield from sometime in the 1940s until a few months after Billie’s death in April 1995.
Bibliographic References:CITY OF MARSHFIELD TAX ROLLS. SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARCHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN. MADISON: J. J. STONER, PUBL., 1883. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN. MADISON: MILWAUKEE: C. J. PAULI, PUBL., 1891. SCHNITZLER, DONALD H. (ED.) THE MARSHFIELD STORY. VOL. 1., AMHERST, WI, 1997, P. 36; VOL. 2, EAGLE RIVER, WI, 2000. Marshfield Walking Tour brochure, 2015. "Upham Mansion, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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