120 S MILL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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120 S MILL ST

Architecture and History Inventory
120 S MILL ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Lincoln House
Other Name:Lincoln Hotel
Contributing:
Reference Number:21864
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):120 S MILL ST
County:Lincoln
City:Merrill
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1901
Additions: 1944
Survey Date:1991
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Van Ryn and DeGelleke
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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.

Of Merrill's grand hotels, only the Lincoln House is still standing. The first Lincoln House was constructed at the NW corner of E. Main and Mill Streets sometime prior to 1878. In that year the Lincoln House burned and Posey constructed another Lincoln House on the same site. Again, on October 27, 1897 the Lincoln House burned and was replaced with the present three-story brick structure in 1901. The present Lincoln House burned to a lesser degree in November, 1944, and has since been converted to offices, while maintaining its historic name.
Bibliographic References:Justus, Prue. A Night's Lodging: A Brief History of Hotels and Boarding Houses in Jenny and Merrill, 1990. 1997 Historic Merrill Commemorative Calendar. Jones, George and Norman McVean. History of Lincoln, Oneida, and Vilas Counties, WI, 1924.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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