Property Record
611 W BLODGETT ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Massloft, August, House |
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| Reference Number: | 55579 |
| Location (Address): | 611 W BLODGETT ST |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Bungalow |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Sears |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Catalog house, "The Elmwood" pattern. Listed 9/15/1998 on the Marshfield Municipal Register of Historic Places. "Builtin 1914, this Bungalow, designed in the Craftsman style, was an Elmwood/Sunbeam model, ordered from the Sears Roebuck & Company Modern Home Catalog by August and Margaret Maslof, who moved to Marshfield after their marriage in 1913. The originality of the home remains largely unchanged, which includes a mission-style, built-in cabinet in the dining area, a features of Sears built homes. The home also has five rooms and three porches - one open and two enclosed - with 1,155 square feet of living space. Mr. Maslof worked for the North Western and Omaha Railroad, was the President of the Marshfield Local Brotherhood of Carmen Lodge, and served as Supervisor for the First Ward starting in 1932." "More Homes of Architectural Interest: Marshfield Historic Driving Tour" |
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| Bibliographic References: | Marshfield News Herald 5/20/2000. SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARSHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). STEVENSON, KATHERINE COLE AND H. WARD JANDL. HOUSES BY MAIL. WASHINGTON D.C: THE PRESERVATION PRESS, 1986, PP. 114-115 "More Homes of Architectural Interest: Marshfield Historic Driving Tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |