Property Record
301 12TH AVENUE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | ERNEST THIERSTEIN |
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| Other Name: | EMMENTALER CHALET |
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| Reference Number: | 50757 |
| Location (Address): | 301 12TH AVENUE |
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| County: | Green |
| City: | New Glarus |
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| Year Built: | 1948 |
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| Survey Date: | 19762015 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
| Architect: | JACOB RIEDER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This Swiss chalet style residence, also designed by Jacob Rieder, is an Emmentaler or meadowland chalet. It is a one and a half story structure with a low sweeping roof line. The curved bargeboard provides a partial enclosure for the balcony which spans the front facade. The interior woodwork in this home and that at the Chalet of the Golden Fleece was hand carved by Rieder and other capenters. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) New Glarus Post 2/1/1995. (B) Building. (C) New Glarus Post 3/4/1953. 2015: KIM D. TSCHUDY, NEW GLARUS (CHARLESTON: ARCADIA PUBLISHING, 2014) 105. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |