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915 GRANT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
915 GRANT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Granville D. Jones House
Other Name:MARY JANE HETTINGA HOUSE
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:16262
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):915 GRANT ST
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1904
Additions:
Survey Date:1974
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: GEORGE W. MAHER
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Jones, Granville D., House
National Register Listing Date:12/7/1977
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. 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. PHOTO ALSO FILED IN JEFF DEAN'S PERSONAL FILES. LARGE PRAIRIE SCHOOL HOUSE OF 1904 WAS DESIGNED BY GEORGE W. MAHER OF CHICAGO. ALSO LISTED UNDER EAST HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT. "Despite major exterior changes, the horizontal massing characteristic of Prairie School architect George Maher remains evident here. Attorney Jones served on the Wausau School Board and as regent of the University of Wisconsin. G. D. Jones School bears his name." City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
Bibliographic References:ANDREW WARREN HISTORIC DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, 1995(?). WAUSAU DAILY HERALD 4/24/1996. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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