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108 S Sixth St | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

National or State Registers Record

108 S Sixth St

National or State Register of Historic Places
108 S Sixth St | National or State Registers Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Jay and Bernice Grimm House
Reference Number:100011401
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):108 S Sixth St
County:Pierce
City/Village:River Falls
Township:
SUMMARY
Jay and Bernice Grimm House
108 South Sixth Street, River Falls, Pierce County
Date of Construction: 1915

Constructed in 1915 in the city of River Falls, the Jay and Bernice Grimm House is a fine – and relatively rare – example of a Craftsman style airplane bungalow. As a representative of the airplane bungalow form, the house exbibits a compact bungalow plan with a diminutive upper half story that contains a sleeping porch and windows in each elevation. Its Craftsman style is exemplified by its low-pitched gable and hipped roofs with widely overhanging eaves and exposed rafter ends, its dominant front porch with heavy masonry piers and battered wood columns, its decorative half-timbering under the gables, its strategic placement of decorative leaded-glass and art-glass windows, and its extensive interior woodwork and built-in fixtures. This combination of form and stylistic features renders the house an excellent example of an early twentieth-century Craftsman style airplane bungalow.

Jay and Bernice Grimm lived in the house for over forty years; during this time, Jay Grimm served as a River-Falls-based attorney and later, as Pierce County judge. Grimm also served on the State Normal School Board of Regents (forerunner of today’s UW River Falls) for over thirteen years.

It is a private home and is not open to the public. Please respect the privacy of the property owner.

PROPERTY FEATURES
Period of Significance:1915
Area of Significance:Architecture
Applicable Criteria:Architecture/Engineering
Historic Use:Domestic: Single Dwelling
Architectural Style:Bungalow/Craftsman
Resource Type:Building
Architect:Unknown
DESIGNATIONS
Historic Status:Listed in the State Register
Historic Status:Listed in the National Register
National Register Listing Date:01/29/2025
State Register Listing Date:11/15/2024
NUMBER OF RESOURCES WITHIN PROPERTY
Number of Contributing Buildings:1
Number of Contributing Sites:0
Number of Contributing Structures:0
Number of Contributing Objects:0
Number of Non-Contributing Buildings:1
Number of Non-Contributing Sites:0
Number of Non-Contributing Structures:1
Number of Non-Contributing Objects:0
RECORD LOCATION
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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