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8 W Elm St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

8 W Elm St

Architecture and History Inventory
8 W Elm St | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
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Reference Number:38291
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):8 W Elm St
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1873
Additions:
Survey Date:19842021
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Two Story Cube
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Overhanging eaves with cornice returns in cross gables; rectangular east bay window; projecting triangular pediment shaped window surrounds; pedimented gable roofed entrance portico supported by clustered Ionic columns; rear addition.

Feb. 2021: This Two Story Cube house was constructed in 1873. It is irregular in plan with vinyl siding and an asphalt-shingled hipped roof with a gablet featuring eave returns at the center of the façade. The front elevation faces southeast and is asymmetrical in plan with an entry porch at the western end of the façade. The porch features a pedimented gable roof and columnar supports. The remainder of the first story of the front elevation contains two singly-placed 1-over-1 windows. The second story contains three singly-placed 1-over-1 windows.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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