Property Record
318 E 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Forrest D. and Marian Calway House |
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| Reference Number: | 6090 |
| Location (Address): | 318 E 4TH ST |
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| County: | Clark |
| City: | Neillsville |
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| Year Built: | 1917 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Samuel Calway |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Calway, Forrest D. and Marian, House |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/15/2005 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/15/2005 |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Built c. 1914 as wedding present for Marian and Forrest Calway from her father James O'Neill. Their daughter Marian never married and remained in the home into the 1950s. C. 1957, Robert and May Peters purchased the property and lived in the home until he died in the early 1980s and she died in the late 1980s. Before Sandy and Peter Rieka bought the house in the early 1990s, a series of renters or short term owners lived in the house. In 1998, the property was purchased by Betty and Tom Barr. Both had been raised in Neillsville and returned for their retirement. 2016- "Forrest Calway was born in Neillsville in 1880. As a young man he was employed as a local court reporter and eventually became a local attorney. He fell in love with Clark County Judge James O'Neill's daughter, Marian and married in 1912. Built as a wedding present by Marian's father, the home which reflects strong Arts and Crafts influences begun by Frank Lloyd Wright. During the 1930's Mr. Calway established a cranberry marsh in the town of Hewett that still operates." -"Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical & Architectural Tour", Prepared by the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | NEILLSVILLE CLARK COUNTY PRESS 10/25/1995. A Self-Guided Walking-Driving Tour, Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical Homes by the Neillsville Improvement Corp., 1996; Betty Barr interview with Rebecca Bernstin, 9/18/2003; Calway obit Clark County Press, 5/28/1942; Neillsville Keepsake Centennial Edition, The Clark County Press, 1 July 1982. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |