Property Record
318 N GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Orson and Uretta Bacon House |
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| Reference Number: | 6317 |
| Location (Address): | 318 N GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Clark |
| City: | Neillsville |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Additions: | 1898 |
| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Gabled Ell |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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 Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. 2 STORY OPEN TOWER W/BALUSTRADED MANSARD ROOF. 2016- "Orson Bacon arrived in Neilsville in 1855. Orson was a farmer and civic leader who built the south portion of this home in the Federal style in 1856. The home is in one of the earliest residential neighborhoods in the town. After the Civil War, Eugene Webster arrived in Neillsiville and operated a livery stable. Webster purchased the Bacon home in 1889, enlarging and extensively remodeling the structure in the Italianate style during the summer of 1899. Webster added the iron crested, belvedere tower to the front facade, a three room addition to the north and west sides of the structure, a large beveled glass Queen Anne window in the front parlor and raised the entire house two feet on a new foundation. It is interesting to note that the south portion of this home, built in 1856 by Orson Bacon, is likely the oldest remaining residential structure in the city today.)" -"Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical & Architectural Tour", Prepared by the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | NEILLSVILLE CLARK COUNTY PRESS 11/1/1995. A Self-Guided Walking-Driving Tour, Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical Homes by the Neillsville Improvement Corp., 1996. Neillsville Clark Co. Press 9/30/1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |