Property Record
501 MCINDOE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Louis A. Pradt House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 51234 |
| Location (Address): | 501 MCINDOE ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1906 |
| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | D.S. Hopkins |
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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: | Threatened with demolition in 1987. See nomination form. Additional photo code: NR 216/31. 2007-Louis A. Pradt opened his first law office in Wausau in 1881. in 1884, with others, he organized Wausau Law and Land Association. In 1896 Mr. Pradt was elected City Attorney of Wausau and served as such until 1897 when President McKinley appointed him assistant attorney general of the United States. he returned to Wausau in 1901, organized the Wausau Country Club and was elected president. In 1890 Mr. Pradt was married to Mis Charlotte Atwater of Milwaukee and they had three children, Louis, Alan and Charlotte. Mrs. Pradt was an accomplished musician and was the president of the Ladies' Tuesday Music Club. Designed by architect D.S. Hopkins and built in 1891, the Pradt house is a two and a half story Queen Anne structure with a second story half tower and many leaded glass windows. In 1906, the exterior of the house was extensively remodeled in the Prairie School architectural style, replacing a small proch with spindles and posts with a wide classical porch and the exterior stuccoed. The house was converted to six apartments in 1965. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Wausau Pilot, Nov. 24, 1891. (B) Wausau Pilot, Oct. 30, 1906. (C) City Directories, 1895-1956. (D) 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 |