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312 E ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

312 E ELM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
312 E ELM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Warren D. and Justine Parker House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:25344
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):312 E ELM ST
County:Pierce
City:River Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1903
Additions:
Survey Date:19902014
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:1990: IONIC COLUMNS ON PORCH; WOOD SHINGLES IN PEDIMENTED DORMER GABLE; BAND OF SHINGLES BELOW EAVES; BUILT AS RETIREMENT HOME BY WARREN DOWN PARKER, 1ST PRES OF NORMAL SCHOOL
Bibliographic References:Date of construction: appraisal card, tax rolls Lot was part of Forsyth property at corner until sold off in 1903: owner Justine Parker, $300 + $1700. River Falls Journal, 22 October 1903: (re: houses built in the city this year) ...WD Parker Elm Street. RFJ, 26 November 1903: "WD Parker moved into house on Elm Street between Third and Fourth Street..."
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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