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326 4TH AVE

Historic Name:
Mary and Daniel M. Dulaney House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
41794

Property Location

Location (Address)
326 4TH AVE
County
Eau Claire
City/Village
Eau Claire
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1888
Additions
Survey Date
1981
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Rising two and a half stories above a stone foundation, the Dulaney house is an architecturally significant example of the Queen Anne style. The irregularly massed residence is sided with both clapboards and shingles and is distinguished by a three story circular tower crowned by a conical roof. This tower was added between 1891 and 1906. Additional characteristics include multiple gables, a covered second story balcony, bay windows, and a front veranda. The building has been somewhat reduced by the loss of a porte-cochere (it was located on the south side) and decorative woodwork on the veranda and balcony. Metal cresting at the roof peaks has also been removed.

Daniel M. Dulaney, Jr. was born in Missouri in 1852. His father, William, and uncle, Daniel, were partners with J.H. McVeigh in a wholesale lumberyard operated in Hannibal, Missouri.

2016- "A three-story circular tower with conical roof, added between 1891 and 1906, distuinguishes this irregularly massed residence. Renovations have also removed several original features, including a porte-cochere on the south side.

Missouri lumberman Daniel M. Dulaney became a partner with Orrin H. ingram in the empire Lumber Company, which had its main office and sawmills in Eau Clarire. Formed in 1881, the company operated until 1899, when the local lumber industry was in decline due to depletion of timber resources. Dulaney and his wife lived in this house until 19110, when they bult a magnificent home at State and Garfield (no longer standing)."
-"Eau Claire Landmarks: Designated Historic Properties in Eau Claire, Wisconsin", Eau Claire Landmarks Commission, P.O. Box 5148, 2016.
In 1881 Dulaney and McVeigh became part of the newly formed Empire Lumber Company, which was capitalized at $800,000, and had its main ofice and sawmills in Eau Claire and wholesale yards in Winona, Minnesota and Hannibal. C.H. Ingram was president of this concern, while the Dulaneys served as vice-president and treasurer.

A year following the formation of the company, Daniel Dulaney, Jr. moved to Eau Claire whre he worked in the lumber company office assisting Clarence Chamberlin.

Dulaney remained with the Empire Lumber Company until his death in 1925. In 1910 he and his wife, Mary, sold this residence to M.S. Frawley, principal of the Eau Claire High School, and moved to 1504 State Street (no longer extant).
Bibliographic References
(A) Tax Assessment Rolls - UW-Eau Claire Area Research Center. (B) Eau Claire Illustrated, 1891-92. (C) Photo and pamphlet available at the Chippewa Valley Museum. (D) Twining, C.E. 1975. Downriver, p. 201, 203, 240. (E) Barland, L. 1965. The Rivers Flow On, p. 417. Eau Claire Landmarks booklet published by the Eau Claire Landmarks Commission in 2002.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Randall Park Historic District
National Register Listing Date
May 20, 1983
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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