Property Record
900 W 5TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Peter J. and Anna Kraus House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 55555 |
Location (Address): | 900 W 5TH ST |
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County: | Wood |
City: | Marshfield |
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Year Built: | 1903 |
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Survey Date: | 2005 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | West Fifth Street - West Sixth Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 2/14/2006 |
State Register Listing Date: | 9/23/2005 |
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Additional Information: | THE BEST AND NOW ALSO THE ONLY NEOCLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE HOUSE IN MARSHFIELD. THE HOUSE HAS A TILE ROOF AND THERE IS A LARGE EN SUITE GARAGE BEHIND THE HOUSE THAT IS ALSO CLAD IN CLAPBOARDS AND WHICH HAS A TILE ROOF AS WELL. Peter J. Kraus was a successful early mercantile business owner in Marshfield who subsequently operated an insurance agency in the city. 2005- earliest Period Revival style house in the district and it is also one of the most impressive, thanks in large part to thorough maintenance. This is the only Neo-Classical house in Marshfield found by the Marshfield Intensive Survey and it is a superb example. two-stories-tall, almost square in plan. Main facade is dominated by a two-story-tall, colossal order portico whose flat roof is upheld by paired, fluted Ionic columns. The house rests on a stone foundation, its exterior walls are clad in wood clapboards, and these walls are sheltered by a shallow-pitched hip roof covered in red tiles. The main north-facing elevation of the house is symmetrical in design and three bays wide, with the main entrance door placed in the first story of the center bay and having a balcony supported on console brackets placed just above it. All of the windows on the house are twelve-over-twelve-light double hung sash and larger windows are used in two projecting one-story ells on the east-facing side elevation of the house. The Kraus house occupies a sizable corner lot and it also has a large garage located behind it that has a tile roof as well. |
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Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARSHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). SCHNITZLER, DONALD H. (ED.) THE MARSHFIELD STORY. VOL. 1., AMHERST, WI, 1997; VOL. 2, EAGLE RIVER, WI, 2000, P. 550. CHARLES, C. W. MARSHFIELD ILLUSTRATED. MARSHFIELD, 1905, ILLUSTRATED ON THE LAST PAGE. CITY OF MARSHFIELD TAX ROLLS. "W 5th - W 6th Street, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |