Property Record
125 MARSTON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Thorpe J. Wilcox Residence |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 41567 |
| Location (Address): | 125 MARSTON AVE |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | American Foursquare |
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| Wall Material: | Stucco |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Third Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase) |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/10/2004 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 4/16/2004 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Eau Claire |
| Additional Information: | A large two story stucco residence characterized by a hipped roof, a hipped roof dormer, and a screened-in veranda. Attached on the east is a porte-cochere. Thorpe J. Wilcox, brother of Roy Wilcox (104 Wilcox Street, 2P/21), was born in Eau Claire in 1877. He was involved with the Linderman Box and Veneer Company, which was organized in 1895 by A.T. Linderman. In 1902 Delos R. Moon took control of th efirm with Wilcox serving as vice president and general manager. Wilcox later (in 1929) became president of the box company which continued to operate until 1944. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Barland, L. 1965. The Rivers Flow On, p. 458. (B) History of Eau Claire County, 1914, p. 900. (C) Eau Claire Leader, July 13, 1944. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |