Property Record
508 VINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JOHN G. RANOUS HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 41874 |
| Location (Address): | 508 VINE ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1884 |
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| Survey Date: | 2009 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A two story clapboard sided residence distinguished by twin shingled gables at the roofline and a veranda supported by turned posts and ornamented by machine sawn brackets. Latticework trellises enclosed both ends of the veranda. A two story addition is on the west. CITY DIRECTORIES AND TAX RECORDS SHOW THAT THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1884. RANOUS WAS A CARPENTER IN 1885 AND A COOK IN 1887-1888. |
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| Bibliographic References: | EAU CLAIRE CITY DIRECTORIES. EAU CLAIRE ASSESSORS RECORDS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |