717 E 2ND ST

717 E 2ND ST

Lincoln

Merrill

1888

1991

apartment/condominium

Romanesque Revival

Brick

T D Allen (Of Oshkosh)

No

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. ROUND, POLYGONAL AND SQUARE CNR TOWERS W/ CONICAL AND PYRAMIDAL ROOFS 4 STORY POLYGONAL CNR TOWER W/ OGEE ARCHED BELFRY WINDOWS ROUGH CUT STONE LINTEL, SILL AND BELTCOURSES HIGH BRICK FOUNDATION LARGE ROUND ARCH ENTRANCES W/ FANLIGHT TRANSOMS BRICK CORBELING. For this city on Wisconsin’s logging frontier, T. D. Allen of Oshkosh created a colorful city hall; he also drew the plans for the city hall in Columbus. The cream brick foundation, red brick walls, and quarry-faced stone lintels create a polychromy that is characteristic of Queen Anne design, as are the round turrets, projecting pavilions, bay windows, and horseshoe arches. An octagonal clock tower soars above the roofline; the clock face was recently installed. Over the arched doorway and between the five-story clock tower and a two-story turret, the iron balcony with a recessed porch provided a podium for speeches and announcements by city officials. In addition to the usual city services, the building housed the public library, one of the first three established in northern Wisconsin. It was also used for community service and organizations, including English language classes for immigrant loggers and their families.

Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript.

Merrill City Hall

Jul 12, 1978

Jan 01, 1989