Property Record
304 W PARK ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edgar S. Bailey House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 55746 |
| Location (Address): | 304 W PARK ST |
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| County: | Wood |
| City: | Marshfield |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Survey Date: | 1978 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Hans T. Liebert |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | West Park Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/29/2000 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2000 |
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| Additional Information: | 04/28/15: Edgar Bailey, the builder of this house, was President of the Marshfield Publishing Co. and forerunner in the merger between the Wisconsin Hub and Marshfield News to establish Marshfield Daily News, the city's first daily newspaper. "This two story Colonial Craftsman style home was built by Edgar S. Bailey in 1915. Mr. Bailey was a former President of Marshfield Publishing Company and was a forerunner in the merger between the Wisconsin Hub, the Marshfield Times and Marshfield News to establish Marshfield Daily News, the city's first daily newspaper, which later became the Marshfield News Herald. The home remained in the family until Mrs. Bailey's death in 1944. George Buss, of the Hercules Powder Co. and later with the W. H. Barber Oil Co. of Minneapolis, lived in the home in 1949." "West Park Street, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour" |
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| Bibliographic References: | Marshfield Walking Tour brochure, 2000. Citation for home construction, $4,000, architect Liebert, Wausau (spelled variously as H.T. Siebert and U.T. Liebert). The Construction News, 19 June 1915, p. 28. Marshfield Walking Tour brochure, 2015. "West Park Street, Marshfield Historic District Walking tour," Marshfield Historic Preservation Committee, ca. 2019 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |