Property Record
403 MCINDOE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alice and Cyrus C. Yawkey House |
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| Other Name: | Marathon County Historical Society Museum |
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| Reference Number: | 16271 |
| Location (Address): | 403 MCINDOE ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Additions: | 1911 1908 |
| Survey Date: | 19831973 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | VAN RYN AND DE GELLEKE; George W. Maher |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Yawkey, Cyrus C., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/31/1974 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | 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. The WHS now holds a covenant on this property in perpetuity. ROLL 216 IS FILED WITH THE NR NEGATIVES. PART OF THE WARREN DISTRICT. The clapboard Cyrus Yawkey House bridges the gap between older design traditions and the new architectural vocabulary of the early twentieth century. The Milwaukee firm of Van Ryn and de Gelleke designed the Beaux-Arts Classical house around 1900, with a colossal Ionic portico, along with a multitude of triangular pediments, scrolled modillions, Ionic columns, and paneled pilasters. A two-story bay window at one side of the house and a one-story sun room on the other break the general symmetry and add a sense of movement to the design. Whereas the mansion’s exterior is classical, the remodeled interior reflects the radical new architectural directions of the twentieth century. In 1911, George Maher of Chicago reworked the interior along Prairie School lines, adding heavy paneling and creating a more open, flowing plan for the den, dining room, and library. Cyrus Yawkey was a man open to new ideas, having helped lead the turn-of-the-century shift from raw timber-cutting to wood-products manufacturing after the depletion of Wisconsin’s white pine forests. The house is now a museum for the Marathon County Historical Society. Covenant/Easement: In Perpetuity. Effective 4-20-2007. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. |
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| Bibliographic References: | WAUSAU DAILY HERALD 5/6/1994. ANDREW WARREN HISTORIC DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, 1995 (?). Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. Marathon County Historical Society & Wausau Historic Landmarks Commission, Walking Tour of Andrew Warren Historic District in the City of Wausau, February 2007. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |