401 LINCOLN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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401 LINCOLN AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
401 LINCOLN AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:SCHWARTZ HOUSE
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:71201
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):401 LINCOLN AVE
County:Eau Claire
City:Eau Claire
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1886
Additions:
Survey Date:1995
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Third Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)
National Register Listing Date:9/10/2004
State Register Listing Date:4/16/2004
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of Eau Claire
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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. THIS ONE AND A HALF-STORY FRAME HOUSE FEATURES A RUSTICATED CONCRETE BLOCK FOUNDATION, A CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR AND AN ASPHALT SHINGLED JERKINHEAD ROOF. DECORATIVE BRACKETS APPEAR UNDER THE EAVE LINE AT EITHER SIDE OF THE DWELLING. AT THE FRONT, A LARGE SHED ROOFED DORMER PROJECTS OUT FROM THE MAIN ROOF IN THE UPPER STORY. DIRECTLY BENEATH THIS DORMER IS A GABLED BAY; IT TOO, PROJECTS FORWARD ON THE FACADE. THE MAIN ENTRANCE, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN THIS BAY, IS SHELTERED BY A SMALL GABLED PORTICO SUPPORTED BY METAL POSTS. A SHORT BALUSTRADED RAILING EMBELLISHES THE FLAT ROOF OF THE ATTACHED GARAGE WHICH IS SEEN AT THE SIDE OF THE RESIDENCE.
Bibliographic References:A. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION - ASSESSOR RECORDS. B. MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL SYSTEM - SANBORN PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS, AREA RESEARCH CENTER, UW-EC LIBRARY.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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