Property Record
402 N 3RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Marathon County Bank |
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| Reference Number: | 50411 |
| Location (Address): | 402 N 3RD ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832017 |
| Historic Use: | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Limestone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Originally built in the Romanesque Revival style (replacing an earlier structure); Rear elevation retains roundhead windows. Street elevations were remodeled in 1925 in the Neo-Classical Revival style. It features colossal Ionic columns and a classically detailed balustrade follows the roofline. Indiana Bedford limestone façade. One of the earliest established banks in Wausau, it merged in 1929 with the American National Bank. 2018: Since the building achieved its appearance as of 1925, that is the date ascribed to the building. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Historic Landmark Nomination Form, Nov. 23, 1982. Wausau Daily Herald 6/23/1998. Record Herald 6/30/1972, p. 26. Aucutt, Hettinga & Jansen, "Wausau Beautiful," (2nd edition, 2010), page 35. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |