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324 SCOTT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

324 SCOTT ST

Architecture and History Inventory
324 SCOTT ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Pilot Building
Other Name:Shepherd and Schaller Sporting Goods
Contributing:
Reference Number:51336
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):324 SCOTT ST
County:Marathon
City:Wausau
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1901
Additions:
Survey Date:19832017
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Philip Dean
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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NOTES
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. Three grouped arched windows at the center of primary facade; renovated storefront. The Wausa Pilot newspaper was published here from 1901 until 1940 on the second floor.

Restored in 2001.

"This Commercial style building, with arcaded central bay, was designed by local architect Philip Dean for the Pilot, a lively weekly newspaper published here from 1865-1940." City in the Pinery.
Bibliographic References:(A) Central Wisconsin, May 18, 1901. (B) Obituary, Eugene B. Thayer, Wausau Pilot, Aug. 6, 1901. In Aucutt, Hettinga & Jansen, "Wausau Beautiful" (2nd ed., 2010), 30. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1983. City in the Pinery, A Guide to Wausau's Historic Architecture, The City of Wausau, 1984.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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