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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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224 Van Ness Street North
100007696
Located in West Salem, La Crosse County
