Property Record
1656 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ludvig Peder Moen House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74101 |
| Location (Address): | 1656 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1885 |
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| Survey Date: | 201120122018 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Olin and Calvert |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clark Street - Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/2021 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | Old numbering: 840 Main. Second Empire style house has a mansard roof with a bell-cast and a corner tower with rounded roof. See newspaper clipping in County Resource File. Olin & Calvert designed this home in 1885 for Ludvig Peder Moen. Born in Norway in 1858, Moen worked a variety of jobs before opening his own general store. He later sold insurance. Moen remained in the house until his death in 1958. A later owner was Ellida Moen (1884-1971). The house was remodeled in 1917, c. 1971 and c. 1987. |
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| Bibliographic References: | NELSON, WENDELL. "HOUSES THAT GREW." STEVENS POINT, 1983, P. 123. STEVENS POINT DAILY JOURNAL: MAY 2, 1885; JULY 18, 1885; NOVEMBER 21, 1885, P. 1; AUGUST 21, 1886, P. 11; NOVEMBER 19, 1975, P. 10; MARCH 1, 1976, P. 6. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |