1003 HEWETT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1003 HEWETT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1003 HEWETT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Rella W. Balch House
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Reference Number:3335
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1003 HEWETT ST
County:Clark
City:Neillsville
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1893
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Survey Date:2003
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
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Wall Material:Clapboard
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Home of Rella Balch, local businessman. An intact example of the Queen Anne Style, representing the confidence of owner Balch while establishing a business as Neillsville grew.

2016- "Mr. Balch was born in 1859 and came to Neillsville in 1880. Mr. Balch was a partner with Bernhard Tragsdorf in the general merchandise business known as "The Merchants." It was Balch and Tragsdorf who construted the large brick building on the northwest corner of Hewett and 4th Streets. (Many refer to the building as "The Farmer Store" of "The Big Store".) At the time of its construction, this home's exterior Victorian details made it one of the most fashionable homes built in the city at the time."
-"Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical & Architectural Tour", Prepared by the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission, 2016. A later owner was Kendall Smith.
Bibliographic References:A Self-Guided Walking-Driving Tour, Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical Homes by the Neillsville Improvement Corp., 1996; Clark County Press, 28 May, 2003 p 13;Neillsville Times 2 January, 1913.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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