Property Record
208 S CHERRY AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Henry Wahle House |
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| Reference Number: | 29090 |
| Location (Address): | 208 S CHERRY AVE |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1904 |
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| Survey Date: | 1978 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Wahle--Laird House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/30/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/25/1999 |
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| 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, State Historic Preservation Office. Georgian Revival house has a hip roof with pedimented dormers, a widow's walk, and a denticulated, bracketed cornice. Boyhood home of Melvin Laird; he was a U.S. Congressman and then Secretary of Defense from 1969-1973. His mother, Helen Connor, was from a lumber family. 04/29/2015: This home was purchased in 1923 for Helen Connor Laird and her husband, Reverend Melvin R. Laird by W.D. Connor, one of Wisconsin's foremost pioneers in the hardwood lumber industry and a prominent political figure during the progressive era. Rev. Laird served as Secretary of the Board of the Connor Lumber and Land Company. He was elected to the State Senate in 1940 and served until his death in 1946. Helen served on the local library and school boards, the State Library Board and as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin. Covenant/Easement: In perpetuity. Effective 6-29-17. A covenant file exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Marshfield Walking Tour Brochure, 2000. Marshfield Walking Tour brochure, 2015. "Pleasant Hill, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |