Property Record
920 OXFORD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Montgomery Hospital |
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| Reference Number: | 41677 |
| Location (Address): | 920 OXFORD AVE |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1906 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | hospital/medical clinic |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | C.L. Brown |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. The Montgomery Hospital is a U-shaped three story (plus raised basement) building. It is constructed of brick and features a metal entablature, stone sills, and a three story porch which was a later addition (see early photo in collection at Chippewa Valley Museum). According to Barland, "Dr. Alexander Montgomery opened a sanatarium in his home on Oxford Avenue in 1898. Eight years later he built a three story building at Oxford and Central Streets, changed the name to hospital, and opened in the summer of 1907 with Miss Mary Birnau as head nurse. There were two operating rooms on the third floor..." Dr. Montgomery died in 1917 and in 1920 the hospital building was sold and later made into apartments by the Oxford Realty and Investment Company. Currently, the building is empty due to a fire and explosion. 1997-enclosed windows and cornice. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Barland, Lois. 1965. The Rivers Flow On, p. 262. The Improvement Bulletin 3/10/1906. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |