Property Record
901 E 3RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Runke, Richard House; Taylor Funeral Home |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 21768 |
| Location (Address): | 901 E 3RD ST |
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| County: | Lincoln |
| City: | Merrill |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Survey Date: | 1991 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | LONG CONCRETE BLOCKS W/ BEVELED EDGES. ROCK FACED CONCRETE BLOCK 1ST FLR AND CNR QUOINS. GABLES W/ DIMAOND WINDOWS AND DIAMOND MOTIF PANELS. GABLES W/ BARGEBOARDS W/ ELLIPTICAL ARCH. RECESSED STUCCOED PANELS. MOULDED CONCRETE BLOCKS FORM BELT COURSE. SIDE BAY. THE RICHARD B. RUNKE HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CROSS-GABLED VERNACULAR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE BLOCK IN MERRILL, AND AS A CONTRIBUTING RESORUCE IN TYHE PROPOSED EAST THIRD STREET RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. APPARENTLY CONSTRUCTED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1915 AND 1921, RICHARD B. RUNKE WAS THE RESIDENT IN 1921. BY 1936, HOWEVER, THE OWNERSHIP CHANGED, AS IN THAT YEAR IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Merrill City Directories, 1893 to 1945, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |