Property Record
700 N 12TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BENJAMIN AND JOSEPHINE ALEXANDER HOUSE |
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| Other Name: | LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON ART MUSEUM |
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| Reference Number: | 44374 |
| Location (Address): | 700 N 12TH ST |
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| County: | Marathon |
| City: | Wausau |
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| Year Built: | 1932 |
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| Additions: | 1967 1955 1939 1972 |
| Survey Date: | 19832018 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | RUSSELL WALCOTT |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. 1983: The building has been converted into an art museum and has undergone much inappropriate modification at the rear and interiorly. The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum opened here in 1976. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, MAY-JUNE, 1995. (B) "LEIGH YAWKEY WOODSON MUSEUM PROVIDES ENRICHMENT," WAUSAU DAILY RECORD HERALD, JULY 24, 1980. ANDREW WARREN HISTORIC DISTRICT, FRIENDS OF WAUSAU HISTORIC LANDMARKS, 1995(?). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |