Property Record
1300 1st Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Eau Claire Trunk Company / Eau Claire Vocational School |
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| Other Name: | Eau Claire Former Parks & Recreation Administration Building |
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| Reference Number: | 224067 |
| Location (Address): | 1300 1st Ave |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1891 |
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| Additions: | 1941 |
| Survey Date: | 2012 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | R.C. Melby (1941 rehabilitation) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eau Claire Vocational School |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/12/2014 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/15/2014 |
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| 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. 2016- "This building was constructed for the Eau Claire Trunk Company in 1891 which used it as a factory for making leather goods until its bankruptcy in 1921. Several short-term tenants occupied the building until 1941 when it was purchased by the City of Eau Claire and the Eau Claire Vocational School began operating out of the building. The building was renovated to accommodate the Vocational School which included classroom space and dormitories. The Vocational School, later the Chippewas Valley Technical School, moved to a new facility on Clairemont Avenue in 1967 and the building was then occupied by the city's Parks, Recreation, and Forestry department. The building also provided community meeting spaces and facilities for various non-profit organizations. The Parks Department moved out of the building in 2010 and the building was converted into apartments in 2015." |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |