Property Record
1001 RIVERSIDE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Spiegelberg, William, House |
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Reference Number: | 21886 |
Location (Address): | 1001 RIVERSIDE AVE |
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County: | Lincoln |
City: | Merrill |
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Year Built: | 1886 |
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Survey Date: | 1991 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Thomas DeVall |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | The Spiegelberg House is significant under Criterion C as a good example of Queen Anne style architecture in Merrill. In 1877 the Lincoln County Flouring Mill (not extant), owned by Rusch and Spiegelberg, began operation at the south end of the dam. By 1886 the Spiegelberg brothers, William and Herman, were each building houses designed by Thomas De Vall, near their flour mill. In 1893 William F. and Herman H. Spiegelberg operated the Lincoln County Flouring Mill (not extant), advertising four, feed, grain, salt, hay, and related items, on Spiegelberg Avenue (now named Riverside Avenue). iN 1896 C.F. Spiegelberg owned the mill and employed numerous family members. By 1900 the Lincoln County Rodller Mill was owned by William Wendt and C.H. and H.C. Spiegelberg. The business closed by 1911. |
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Bibliographic References: | A. Merrill City Directories, 1893 to 1949, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, Wisconsin. B. Jones, George and Norman McVeand, History of Lincoln, Oneida and Vilas County, 1924. C. Lincolnd County Advocate, 7 July 1886. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |