Property Record
522 MCINDOE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C.B. Bird House (Claire B. and Laura) |
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| Reference Number: | 16256 |
| Location (Address): | 522 MCINDOE ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1922 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ALEXANDER ESCHWEILER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Bird, C. B., House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/1/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Eschweiler Thematic Resources of Marathon County |
| Additional Information: | TUDOR REVIVAL HOUSE BY ESCHWEILER AND ESCHWEILER OF MILWAUKEE HAS A BRICK GROUND STORY AND A HALF TIMBER AND STUCCO SECOND FLOOR; THE ARCHITECTS ALLEGEDLY HAD A BIRD HOUSE IN MIND WHEN THEY DESIGNED THIS HOUSE; BUILT IN 1910. LISTED UNDER WARREN HIST DISTRICT AND AS CLAIRE BIRD HOUSE. THE PHOTO CODE 182/13 IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER PHOTO 182/13. Claire Brayton Bird came to Wausau in 1892 and became associated with the law firm of Mylrea, Marchetti & Bird. he was the City Attorney from 1897 to 1899 and a member of the state senate from 1919 to 1923. In 1941, he was appointed judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit Court. Mr. Bird married Laura Eaton in 1892 and they had two children, George and Marie. Laura Bird was enthusiastic in her interests in the public schools and in 1902 was appointed as a member of the Board of Education upon which she served for over 20 years, until 1923. She was also a pioneer leader in the Wausau Ladies Literary Club, Federated Charities and the Red Cross of Marathon County. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, this Tudor Revival style house was designed by Alexander Eschweiler in 1910. The two story, half timbered building is T-shaped with a "court" in the rear angle of the house and picturesque bays on the second story of the front facade. The Tudor style timbering appears in gable ends of the upper stories. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) WAUSAU WALKING TOUR BOOKLET (B) Wausau Pilot, Jan. 25, 1910. (C) Wausau Daily Record-Herald, June 21, 1980, p. 32. (D) Wausau City Directories, 1910-1956. (E) ANDREW WARREN HISTORIC DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, 1995 (?). (F) Marathon County Historical Society & Wausau Historic Landmarks Commission, Walking Tour of Andrew Warren Historic District in the City of Wausau, February 2007. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |