Property Record
515 RANSOM ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Marcellus Pedrick House |
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| Other Name: | Ripon Historical Society Museum |
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| Reference Number: | 62533 |
| Location (Address): | 515 RANSOM ST |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Ripon |
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| Year Built: | 1856 |
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| Survey Date: | 1995 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Grout |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Pedrick, Marcellus, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/29/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under "The Grout Houses of Ripon." 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, State Historic Preservation Office. The Pederick House is constructed of grout, an early form of concrete, developed as a building material in Wisconsin. The house is one of several pioneering concrete houses in the city of Ripon built by Marcellus Pederick. This house is currently used as a museum for the Ripon Historical Society. It is furnished with Victorian-era antiques and most of its nineteenth century interior features are extant. |
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| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |