Property Record
317 W 7TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Omaha Hotel |
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| Other Name: | A SCHOENGARTH BLOCK, HOTEL PAULUS, HAMILTON HOTEL |
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| Reference Number: | 6165 |
| Location (Address): | 317 W 7TH ST |
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| County: | Clark |
| City: | Neillsville |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | hotel/motel |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Omaha Hotel |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/20/2013 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/16/2012 |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. August Schoengarth constructed this hotel in 1893 (datestone), presumably using bricks from his brickyard. The hotel's proximity to the station and to the industrial core of Neillsville (including Novelty Manufacturing, lumber yards, furniture factory, cannery and grain mills) provided ready business for the hotel. 2016- "Ed and Peter Weber built this hotel on the south boundary of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad. The Neillsville Depot was less than a block away. The choice of name produced the perceived notion that the hotel was connected with the railroad. This two story brick hotel contained a saloon, a small lobby, a small dining room, a kitchen and salesman's sample room. Rooms on the second floor were rented for $1.50 per night. IN 1908 James Paulus purchased the hotel and changed the name to the Paulus Hotel. In the 1920's the hotel became the Hamilton Hotel. It is currently being renovated." -"Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical & Architectural Tour", Prepared by the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Marion Ray; Neillsville Press, 3/25, 1926; Clark County Press, 7/20/1944, 4/27/1994, 11/30/1994; Sanborn Insurance Maps. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |