940 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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940 N BRIDGE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
940 N BRIDGE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Alexander B. McDonell House
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Reference Number:38080
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):940 N BRIDGE ST
County:Chippewa
City:Chippewa Falls
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1896
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Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
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Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Modern siding, paired brackets under the eaves; hip roofed tower and polygonal roofed tower. Constructed for the locally prominent lumberman Alexander McDonell, this house has been covered with modern siding with the result that most architectural details have been removed. This residence was constructed in 1896 for Chippewa Falls businessman Alexander B. McDonell (A). McDonell is best remembered in Chippewa Falls history for his donation of McDonell Memorial High School to Notre Dame Parish in 1907 (C). This school, part of the Notre Dame complex, is part of the National Register of Historic Sites (B). McDonell also donated a parcel of land for Chippwea Falls city park, Irvine Park (D). RELATED BUILDING: McDonell Memorial High School (CH18-37).
Bibliographic References:(A) Daily Independent 7 May, 1896. (B) Ruth Willut, "William Irvine and Irvine Park," unpublished manuscript, 1980 (Chippewa Falls: Chippewa Falls Public Library). (C) West Central Wisconsin, A History, vol. III (Indianapolis: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1933), p. 8. (D) Delores Beaudette, Historian, Chippewa Falls, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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