Property Record
2323 POST RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Earl Gyrion House |
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| Reference Number: | 139279 |
| Location (Address): | 2323 POST RD |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Whiting |
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| Year Built: | 1936 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Stone Veneer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Emil & Katherine Gyrion Residence" exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Emil Gyrion was superintendent at the Wisconsin River Paper & Pulp Company. Unique multi-colored stone exterior accomplished by collecting stones from Portage and surrounding counties. Other stones sent in the mail by friends from California, Florida and other states. One stone from yard of Dionne quintuplets of Callander, Ontario. Decorative archway connects house with matching garage. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Stones From Distance Set In New Home." Stevens Point Daily Journal, 3 September 1936; "Death Claims Emil Gyrion At His Home." Stevens Point Daily Journal, 8 October 1936. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |