Property Record
524 FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alexander Reid House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 51012 |
| Location (Address): | 524 FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Clare C. Hosmer |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Andrew Warren Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/5/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | 1913 Prairie School house indicates the tremendous influence that the style had due to Maher's work there; a casement window company which advertised with designs by some Chicago architects also had influence. Built by Paul Westphal. See nomination form. Alexander Reid, of Scottish descent, began practicing law in Merrill, Wisconsin in 1890, at the firm of Curtis, Curtis & Reid. He remained there until 1908 when he accepted an appointment to the Wisconsin Circuit Court based in Wausau. He held that office until 1938, when he resigned and moved the Phoenix, Arizona. Judge Reid is considered one of the outstanding jurists in Wisconsin. he helped to form a large part of the Wisconsin Criminal Code, which was respected throughout the nation for its progressive features. His civic achievements while in Wausau included service on the Wausau Board of Education and the library board. He was awarded the Boy Scouts of America Samoset Council's Silver Beaver Award for his leadership in youth activities. Alexander Reid was married to Addie Lindley in 1891. They had one daughter Jeanette. Virtually unchanged since it was built in 1913, this Prairie School style stucco house is a two-story rectangle with a one-story wing. The horizontal emphasis is expressed in the hip roof with projected eaves, ribbon windows and belt course between the stories. The broken pediment on the entrance and the shelf of the wing repeat the horizontal line of the window caps. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Wausau Pilot, April 14, 1914. (B) Wausau City Directories, 1914-1952. (C) Abstract of Title. A citation in The American Contractor (18 January 1913, page 63) identifies that Milwaukee architect Clare Hosmer was preparing plans for Judge A.H. Reid (incorrectly spelled Reed) of Wausau. The house is in keeping with Hosmer's designs. 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 |