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216-220 E MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

216-220 E MADISON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
216-220 E MADISON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Madison House/Hotel
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:41521
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):216-220 E MADISON ST
County:Eau Claire
City:Eau Claire
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1884
Additions:
Survey Date:1997
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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:TO BE DEMOLISHED. The former Madison House is a two story brick veneered structure, distinguished by brickwork patterns at the cornice line and segmental arch openings emphasized by hood molds. A new brick facade is apparent over the eastern portion of the structure. Apartments are presently located in the building.

Located on a major thoroughfare in the area north of the Eau Claire River, the former Madison House was one of several small hotels that once served Eau Claire. According to the 1889 map, there were offices on the building's second floor and by 1897 the structure was vacant.
Bibliographic References:(A) 1885, 1889, 1897 Sanborn-Perris Maps.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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