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620 5TH AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
620 5TH AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Cameron-Kepler House
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Reference Number:41809
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):620 5TH AVE
County:Eau Claire
City:Eau Claire
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1884
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Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Second Empire
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Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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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:The Cameron residence, constucted in 1884 (Cameron is listed at this location as early as 1880) at a cost of $10,000, has been substantially alteed. Aluminum siding covers the original clapboard walls and a number of windows and most of the original details have been removed. An early photo is included in the Self-Guided Tour. Allen Cameron, the home's first occupant, settled in Eau Claire in 1868 and began working for Ingram and Kennedy as a log scaler. After four years with that firm, he launched his own logging operation. In addition to this enterprise, he had an interest in the Eau Claire Furniture Company, the Eau Claire and Box River Lumber Company, the Minneapolis Linen Mills, and the Eau Claire Roller Mill Company. He also operated a 200 acre farm near the city. Cameron died in 1907.
Bibliographic References:(A) Self-Guided Tour of the Sawdust City, 1977. (B) Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley, 1891-92, p. 732-733. (C) Eau Claire Leader, Sept. 27, 1907, p. 5 (D) 1880 Eau Claire City Directory.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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