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Property Location
Location (Address)
620 3RD AVE
County
Eau Claire
City/Village
Eau Claire
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section
Property Features
Year Built
1900
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Cass Gilbert-supposedly
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
The Miriam and Dr. Edmund Hayes house, similar to its neighbor, the Charles Ingram house, 617 Third Avenue, 2L/15, is also an architecturally significant example of the Colonial Revival Style. Occupying a corner location, the two story structure (like its counterpart) is a pivotal element of the Randall Park Historic District. The house, which is clapboard sided, rests on a stone foundation. A hip and a truncated hip roof cover the building that is additionally defined by a centrally located main entrance accented by stained glass sidelights and an elliptical fanlight; a semi-circular portico supported by Ionic columns and embellished with modillions that are also visible at the cornice line of the main structure; two bowed projections which flank the entrance and the window above; and three dormers. A swan's neck pediment caps the center dormer, while triangular pediments distinguish the dormers to either side. Prominent window heads accent all of the building's openings. The window above the entrance is especially enhanced by a projecting cornice supported by consoles. A third bowed projection marks the south elevation where an entrance porch is located. On the second story above the porch is a Palladian-like grouping of windows.
At the rear of the property is a large carriage house.
As indicated above, the design of the building is attributed to Cass Gilbert, a distinguished architect who practiced in Minneapolis from 1882 to c. 1905. See the Ingram House, 617 Third Avenue, 2L/5.
Dr. Edmund Hayes, husband of Miriam Ingram Hayes (Miriam was the daughter of Orrin H. Ingram and the sister of Charles Ingram whose residence is located across the street at 617 Third Avenue, 2L/5) was a partner in the O.H. Ingram Company which was established in 1906 to manage "the many and diverse investments of the Ingram family." The other partners were O.H. himself and Erskine Ingram, the remaining Ingram son. In later years, Hayes discontinued his medical practice and took on additional responsibilities within the company.
2016- "Edmund Hayes was the husand of Miriam Ingram Hayes, daughter of Orrin H. Ingram and sister of Charles Ingram, whose home is across the street. The large Queen Anne home (no longer standing) of Orrin Ingram and his wife Cornelia was nearby at the corner of Third and Hudson. Hayes left his medical practice and became a partner in the O.H. Ingram Company, which was established in 1906 to manage the Ingram family's investments.
The Hayes house shares features with that of Charles Ingram, and is also believed to have been the work of Cass Gilbert. A central main entrance and symmetric features, including Ionic columns on the Hayes house and Corinthian ones on its companion, characterize both houses. The Hayes house, however, has a curved semi-circular portico with a low balustrade, while the Ingram houses's porch is rectangular."
-"Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, Wisconsin", Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, P.O. Box 5148, 2016.
At the rear of the property is a large carriage house.
As indicated above, the design of the building is attributed to Cass Gilbert, a distinguished architect who practiced in Minneapolis from 1882 to c. 1905. See the Ingram House, 617 Third Avenue, 2L/5.
Dr. Edmund Hayes, husband of Miriam Ingram Hayes (Miriam was the daughter of Orrin H. Ingram and the sister of Charles Ingram whose residence is located across the street at 617 Third Avenue, 2L/5) was a partner in the O.H. Ingram Company which was established in 1906 to manage "the many and diverse investments of the Ingram family." The other partners were O.H. himself and Erskine Ingram, the remaining Ingram son. In later years, Hayes discontinued his medical practice and took on additional responsibilities within the company.
2016- "Edmund Hayes was the husand of Miriam Ingram Hayes, daughter of Orrin H. Ingram and sister of Charles Ingram, whose home is across the street. The large Queen Anne home (no longer standing) of Orrin Ingram and his wife Cornelia was nearby at the corner of Third and Hudson. Hayes left his medical practice and became a partner in the O.H. Ingram Company, which was established in 1906 to manage the Ingram family's investments.
The Hayes house shares features with that of Charles Ingram, and is also believed to have been the work of Cass Gilbert. A central main entrance and symmetric features, including Ionic columns on the Hayes house and Corinthian ones on its companion, characterize both houses. The Hayes house, however, has a curved semi-circular portico with a low balustrade, while the Ingram houses's porch is rectangular."
-"Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, Wisconsin", Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, P.O. Box 5148, 2016.
Bibliographic References
(A) Tax Assessment Rolls - UW-Eau Claire Area Research Center.
(B) 1904 photo available at the Chippewa Valley Museum.
(C) Self-Guided Tour of the Sawdust City, 1977.
(D) Twining, C. 1975. Downriver, p. 284.
Eau Claire Landmarks booklet published by the Eau Claire Landmarks Commission in 2002.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
National/State Register Listing Name
Randall Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date
May 20, 1983
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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