Property Record
8 GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HERMAN M. and HANNA HEDIGER HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 6291 |
| Location (Address): | 8 GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Clark |
| City: | Neillsville |
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| Year Built: | 1949 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Wood |
| Architect: | Herman Heidiger (designer), John Morganthaler (builder); Hans Haefeli (builder) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hediger, Herman M. and Hanna, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/27/2013 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/15/2013 |
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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-Public History. SWISS CHALET, SIDING LOOKS LIKE LOGS; In 1949, Herman Heidiger imported two Swiss carpenters to help him construct his authentic Swiss chalet. The home features a 10 ton tile roof anda "kafel ofen" (a living room warming oven supported above floor level by four legs). Tiles, window and door hardware imported by Heidiger from Switzerland. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Clark County Press, 7/13/1972; "Swiss-Style Home Being Built in Neillsville, Two in Midwest" undated newspaper clipping, Clark County Museum. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |