Property Record
807 W 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAM & LUCILLE JOHNSON HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 137602 |
| Location (Address): | 807 W 6TH ST |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 2005 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Fifth Street - West Sixth Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/14/2006 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Additional Information: | WILBUR M. JOHNSON WAS A PARTNER IN THE McCAIN-JOHNSON DEPARTMENT STORE AND HIS WIFE, LUICLLE BLODGETT JOHNSON, WAS THE DAUGHTER OF C. E. BLODGETT. THE COUPLE'S SECOND HOUSE IS LOCATED AT 806 W. FIFTH ST. 2005- Largest and latest of American Craftsman style houses in this district. Rectilinear plan wit 2-story main block and 2-story porch ell attached to its east-facing elevation. Exterior walls of both sections are clad in tan brick. Poured concrete foundation. Each section has a similarly designed roof: Shallow-pith, hipped, with wide overhanging eaves supported by exposed rafter ends. The principal (north-facing) facade is symmetrical, 3 bays wide, and features grouped 3-over3-light double-hung windows that flank the main entrance door. This door itself is flanked by sidelights and is sheltered by a hip-roofed canopy, above which is placed a three-sided oriel window. |
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| Bibliographic References: | SANBORN-PERRIS MAPS OF MARSHFIELD: 1884, 1887, 1891, 1898, 1904, 1912, 1925, 1925 (UPDATED TO 1941), 1925 (UPDATED TO 1960). SCHNITZLER, DONALD H. (ED.) THE MARSHFIELD STORY. VOL. 1., AMHERST, WI, 1997, PP. 343-344; VOL. 2, EAGLE RIVER, WI, 2000. CITY OF MARSHFIELD TAX ROLLS. 2005. Tim Heggland, for Marshfield Historic Preservation Commission. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - West Fifth St.-West Sixth St. Historic District. Marshfield Walking Tour brochure, 2015. "W 5th - W 6th Street, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |