540 S 3RD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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540 S 3RD AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
540 S 3RD AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Deutscher Arbeiter Unterstuetzungs Verein Hall
Other Name:NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY
Contributing:
Reference Number:50391
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):540 S 3RD AVE
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions: 1890 1911
Survey Date:19832018
Historic Use:social recreational/fraternal hall
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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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: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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation.

The Deutscher Arbeiter Untersteutzungs Verein (German Workmen's Aid Society) was an insurance firm organized in 1883. It closed in 1972.
Bibliographic References:A. Wausau Landmark Commission Designation Form, 1982. B. Interview tih owner Lou Close, Feb., 1982. WAUSAU DAILY HERALD 5/1/1988. In Aucutt, Hettinga & Jansen, "Wausau Beautiful" (2nd ed., 2010), 168. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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