Property Record
459 W GRAND AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | William Christian Reinhard House |
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| Reference Number: | 41366 |
| Location (Address): | 459 W GRAND AVE |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1900 |
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| Survey Date: | 1997 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A two story clapboard and shingle residence reflecting the Queen Anne style through its complex profile, the use of different materials (clapboard and shingles), and through the suggestion of a tower in the angled portion of the dwelling. Reinhard moved to the Eau Claire area in 1858 from Milwaukee. He started the first brass band in Eau Claire. He died in 1887. His son, William, Jr., was a contractor and lived in the house until his death in 1931. The house remained in the Reinhard family until 1968. 2016- "This house was built by William Christian Reinhard who moved to the Eau Claire area in 1858 from Milwaukee. While in Milwaukee, Reinhard established the Milwaukee Mechanics Mutual Fire Insurance Company, served in the State Assembly and started the first brass band for the Milwaukee Rifle Company. Reinhard died in 1887 and his obituary states that he started the first brass band in Eau Claire. A son, William Jr, a contractor, lived in the house until his death in 1931. The house remained in the Reinhard family until 1968." -"Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, Wisconsin", Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, P.O. Box 5148, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) another map code for this residence is EC 31/2 and its corresponding Survey map name is Plat Map #8. Eau Claire Landmarks booklet published by the Eau Claire Landmarks Commission in 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |