309 MCCLELLAN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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309 MCCLELLAN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
309 MCCLELLAN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Wausau Club
Other Name:Wausau Club
Contributing:
Reference Number:27463
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):309 MCCLELLAN ST
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1902
Additions: 1912 1922
Survey Date:1983
Historic Use:meeting hall
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: J.H. JEFFERS
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Wausau Club
National Register Listing Date:9/14/1989
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. Projecting entrance porch with gable roof. Distinctive example of the Neo-Classical Revival style. Stylistic features include a large pedimented porch with a denticulated entablature and colossal Ionic columns, and a fan window above the entrance. The building is slightly set back from the street and impressive symmetrical approaches complement the grandeur of the building. Ten prominent Wausau men incorporated the Wausau Club and built the clubhouse for social and business meetings. During the first few years, liquor and cigarettes were banned and women could not hold membership.
Bibliographic References:(A) WAUSAU PILOT, FEB. 18, 1902. (B) RECORD HERALD "CENTENNIAL" 1937, P.29. (C) WAUSAU DAILY HERALD 5/6/1994. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's 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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