Property Record
527 N BARSTOW ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Christine Eichert House |
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| Reference Number: | 40889 |
| Location (Address): | 527 N BARSTOW ST |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1897 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eichert, Christine, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/28/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Eau Claire |
| Additional Information: | The Eichert house is located on the city's near north side in a residential section which borders a major commercial district to the south. Supported on a stone foundation, the three story residence is clapboard and shingle sided and covered by a truncated hip roof that is intersected by gables and a prominent corner octagonal tower. Sweeping around the first floor of the home is a veranda richly ornamented by turned wood balusters, turned spindles which form a valance pattern of alternating arches and pediments, and turned support posts. A wood lattice porch skirt conceals the area under the veranda. The centrally located main entrance is defined by a shingled gable which projects from the veranda roof and is supported by finely carved posts. Balancing the tower element is a steeply pitched gable that cantilevers over a second story bay window and rests on large sawn brackets. The gable is shingled and partially enclosed by a decorative wood strut. A pair of double hung windows punctuate the gable. Between this gable and the tower is a recessed area containing a small balcony. It is trimmed by a delicate spindle railing and valance. On the north and south facades similar gables, shingle covered and decorated with wood struts, are located above two story bay windows. The Christina Eichert House, an identical version of the John Walter house (NHRP 1982), is a significant contribution to Eau Claire catalog of fine Queen Anne residence. Constructed for Walter's sister and located just a block from the Walter house and the Walter Brewery, it is one of the city's most decorated and most intact examples of the popular late nineteenth century style. Mrs. Christina Eichert, the sister of John Walter, was a partner in the Walter Brewery, which was established in Eau CLaire in 1890 (B). Mrs. Eichert died of a heart attack in 1898. 2016- "The Eichert House is a significant example of this popular late nineteenth-century style with its gables, bay windows, corner octagonal tower and sweeping veranda. Although a little smaller, this house is the same architectural design as the John Walter House at 605 North Barstow Street. Christina Eichert, the sister of John Walter Brewing Company. She had lived in the house less than a year when she suffered a fatal heart attack in 1898 at the age 38." -"Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, Wisconsin", Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, P.O. Box 5148, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Tax Assessment rolls - UW - Eau Claire Area Research Center. (B) Barland, L. 1960. Sawdust City, p. 120. (C) Interview with Mrs. Pscheidt, former owner, June, 1982. Eau Claire Landmarks booklet published by the Landmarks Commission in 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |