Property Record
504 FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Eliza and Samuel G. Knox House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 50996 |
| Location (Address): | 504 FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Additions: | C. 1950 1906 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | William Laselle |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Andrew Warren Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/5/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Additional photo codes: AK 15/29, 30. Lumberman Samuel Know hired William LaSelle, of Wausau, to design this Queen Anne house with decorative gable trim. LaSelle, after whom LaSelle Street was named, designed many of Wausau's most distinctive and detailed Queen Anne Style house. The Kreutzers altered the front porch in 1906, replacing spindles and posts of the front porch in Classical style. Andrew Kreutzer and Minnie Knox were married in 1891 and moved into the family home at 504 Franklin. Andrew, an attorney, was a member of the Kreutzer, Bird, Rosenberry and Okoneski law firm and president of the Wisconsin Valley Trust Co. Andrew served as State Senator and was considered for nomination as a Republican candidate for governor. Minnie was involved with the Ladies Literary Society and the Tuesday Music Club which was started in her home in 1896. The Kreutzers had three children, Ruth, Samuel Knox, and Andrew Jr. Andrew Jr. died in childhood. The home was purchased by Samuel Winkelman, owner of Winkelman's Department Store from 1910 until his death around 1955. He raised his children, Cassius and Annetta, in the home, and became active in Wausau's business and social life. His son, Cassius, born in 1898, spent his childhood and adolescence in the home, left to attend Lawrence College at age 15, enrolled at the University of Michigan but soon thereafter enlisted in the army at age 17. He later then returned to Wausau to join his father in the family business--and to live at 504 Franklin until 1946. He married Edith Spiegel from Chicago in 1946 and they moved to a smaller home on Ross Ave. Their daughter, Carol, was born 1948. Cassius devoted his life to building and modernizing the Wausau business community and drawing up blueprints for downtown development. Andrew L. Kreutzer (1862-1944) also owned this property at one time. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Wausau Pilot, July 26, 1887. (B) Wausau City Directories, 1886-1956. (C) AAUW files, Marathon County Historical Society. (D) Wausau Pilot, May 22, 1906. ANDREW WARREN HISTORIC DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, 1995(?). City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. Marathon County Historical Society & Wausau Historic Landmarks Commission, Walking Tour of Andrew Warren Historic District in the City of Wausau, February 2007. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |