250 W 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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250 W 2ND ST

Architecture and History Inventory
250 W 2ND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
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Reference Number:47948
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):250 W 2ND ST
County:St. Croix
City:New Richmond
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1877
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Survey Date:19832018
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Gabled Ell
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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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: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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History.

Aluminum siding covers this 1 1/2 story home. The detailing is colonial revival and plan is rectangular. Windows are 6/1. There is a box cornice and plain frieze on the multi-gabled roofline. A triple column with capitals is the front porch support. A leaded glass Queen Anne window is under the porch. There is a gable wall dormer. The cornice is boxed. The enclosing of part of the front porch has detracted from the integrity of this building.

According to the current owner, Governor Warren Knowles lived in the house. A photo of him and Mrs. Knowles sitting in the living room was published by Mary Sather in a book called "On the Old West Side". Julia Glover (sister to John and Ezra Jr.) lived here after her husband Hiram Brown (of Brown and Bigelow) passed away in 1906. Julia's first husband, Charles Hamen, had been an entrepreneur who helped bring the telegraph to the New Richmond area.
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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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