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Property Record

901 E 3RD ST

Historic Name:
Runke, Richard House; Taylor Funeral Home
Other Name:
Reference Number:
21768

Property Location

Location (Address)
901 E 3RD ST
County
Lincoln
City/Village
Merrill
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1921
Additions
Survey Date
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Concrete Block
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
LONG CONCRETE BLOCKS W/ BEVELED EDGES. ROCK FACED CONCRETE BLOCK 1ST FLR AND CNR QUOINS. GABLES W/ DIMAOND WINDOWS AND DIAMOND MOTIF PANELS. GABLES W/ BARGEBOARDS W/ ELLIPTICAL ARCH. RECESSED STUCCOED PANELS. MOULDED CONCRETE BLOCKS FORM BELT COURSE. SIDE BAY. THE RICHARD B. RUNKE HOUSE IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF CROSS-GABLED VERNACULAR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE BLOCK IN MERRILL, AND AS A CONTRIBUTING RESORUCE IN TYHE PROPOSED EAST THIRD STREET RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. APPARENTLY CONSTRUCTED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1915 AND 1921, RICHARD B. RUNKE WAS THE RESIDENT IN 1921. BY 1936, HOWEVER, THE OWNERSHIP CHANGED, AS IN THAT YEAR IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME.
Bibliographic References
(A) Merrill City Directories, 1893 to 1945, located at T.B. Scott Free Library, Merrill, WI.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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