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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 601 S CENTER AVE |
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| County | Lincoln |
| City/Village | Merrill |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1888 |
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| Survey Date | 1991 |
| Historic Use | house |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material | Clapboard |
| Architect | James Douglas |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | 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 code #2: LI-KEH-1/15,16, 74D-2 OVERHANGING BRACKETED EAVES W/ SIMPLE BARGEBOARDS & EXPOSED RAFTER ENDS. SEMI-COURSED COLORFUL CUT STONE 1ST FLR & WOOD SHINGLED UPPER. 4 STORY TURRET W/ ROUND ARCH OPEN. ARCADE & PYRAMIDAL ROOF STICK STYLE AND SPINDLEWORK BALCONIES AND BAYS. VERY TALL STONE CHIMNEY [Date Cnst:-1888]. THE T.B. SCOTT MANSION IS SIGNIFICANT UNDER CRITERION C AS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF RESIDENTIAL QUEEN ANNE STYLE ARCHITECTURE IN MERRILL. T.B. SCOTT, PROMINENT LUMBER BARON AND PRESIDENT OF THE T.B. SCOTT LUMBER COMPANY, RECIEVED DEED TO THIS PROPERTY IN 1880. IN ABOUT 1884 CONSTRUCTION WAS BEGUN ON THE HOUSE, DESIGNED BY MILWAUKEE ARCHITECT, JAMES DOUGLAS. BY THE FALL OF 1886 THE HOUSE WAS NEARLY FINISHED, HOWEVER, SCOTT DIED OCTOBER 7, 1886. SCOTT'S WIFE, ANNA, DIED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WALTER SCOTT, T.B. SCOTT'S SON, SOLD THE HOUSE IN 1893. THE HOUSE OWNERSHIP CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL 1923 WHEN THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE HOLY CROSS PURCHASED THE PROPERTY AND UTILIZE IT AS THEIR CONVENT AND A HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. |
| Bibliographic References | (A) Mielke, Dolores. T.B. Scott Mansion, Merrill Historical Society, 1989. (B) Wisconsin Trails, winter, 1973. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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