Property Record
224 VAN NESS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Myrtle and Derwood Trimbell House |
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Reference Number: | 72530 |
Location (Address): | 224 VAN NESS ST |
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County: | La Crosse |
City: | West Salem |
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Year Built: | 1920 |
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Survey Date: | 19922021 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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Wall Material: | Stucco |
Architect: | Bentley and Merman |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Derwood and Myrtle Trimbell House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 5/10/2022 |
State Register Listing Date: | 11/19/2021 |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Built in 1920 for Derwood Trimbell, publisher and editor of the West Salem Nonpareil newspaper, his wife Myrtle, and their daughter Marguerite, this Prairie-style house was designed by the La Crosse architectural firm of Bentley & Merman. The exterior walls are clad in matte-glazed structural clay tile, laid to form alternating horizontal bands. The upper story is clad in stucco. The house has a Bedford limestone entryway surround, and the primary rooms have leaded glass casement windows. Most of the Prairie-style interiors are intact, including banded wall panel wainscoting, elaborate wood cornices, and a Roman brick fireplace surround with Rookwood architectural faience tiles. |
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Bibliographic References: | "Trimbell (D.) House, 1919," Bentley, Merman, and Skogstad Architectural Drawings, MSS 070, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |