Property Record
443 ROOSEVELT AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Dr. Nels Werner House |
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| Reference Number: | 41741 |
| Location (Address): | 443 ROOSEVELT AVE |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1929 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Edward Hancock |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Werner, Dr. Nels, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 1/16/2001 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/20/2000 |
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| 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. This residence located on the former site of the Eau Claire Driving and Athletic Association Race Track (see 1910 plat of Eau Claire County) is built in the Colonial/Georgian Revival manner. The brick, two story, rectangular structure is capped by a gable roof and features a symmetrical facade, three gabled dormers (the most common number found on buildings of this style), and a centered, classically detailed entrance accented by a small portico. The middle dormer window glass has been replaced with storm clear glass. The foundation is composed of concrete and the roof is covered in asphalt shingles. The main facade faces the north. This dwelling is in excellent condition. Similar residences are common in this area of Eau Claire. See 447 McKinley Avenue, 4P/12; 437 Lincoln Avenue, 4P/9; 429 Roosevelt Avenue, 4P/14. HISTORICAL STATEMENT: Dr. Nels Werner, a physician, is listed at this address in 1929 (See Bib. Ref. A). 2016- "The Georgian Revival style was commonly built in Wisconsin between 1900 and 1940 and represents an architecturally correct interpretaiont of the Georgian and Federal architecture of the American colonial period. Dr. Nels Werner, a local physician, hired Edward Hancock, a prominent local architect, to design the house. Hancock designed several important buildings in Eau Claire including Boyd Elementary School, Eau Claire Senior High School and the Masonic Temple." -"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. FIRST LISTED IN 1929 EAU CLAIRE CITY DIRECTORY. B. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION - ASSESSOR CARDS. C. MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL SYSTEM - SANBORN PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS, AREA RESEARCH CENTER, UW-EC LIBRARY. Eau Claire Landmarks booklet published by the Landmarks Commission in 2002. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |