Property Record
218 CLAY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ludwig H. and Madonna Marsh House |
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| Reference Number: | 6237 |
| Location (Address): | 218 CLAY ST |
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| County: | Clark |
| City: | Neillsville |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Survey Date: | 2003 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | George W. Trogner |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. SMALL GABLE ON TOP OF HIP ROOF. KING POST TRUSSES AND BARGE BOARDS IN GABLES. CHARLES F. GROW PURCHASED THE HOUSE IN 1904; MARSH, IT IS BELIEVED, MOVED TO CALIFORNIA. 2016- "Ludwig Marsh was born in 1858 to Prussian immigrants. Like their father, Ludwig and his brother were business partners in a dry good business known as Marsh Brothers. He married in 1891 to an accomplished photographer, Madonna Schuster. In 1894 Geroge Trogner constructed a Queen Anne home for them. It was described in a local paper as a handsome 2 story frame dwelling with 10 rooms being superb in every way, detailing a cost of $3000. Their son Louis was employed as one of the original three Boeing engineers. He worked on the company's first project, the Model C twin-float seaplane. He had a long, successful career with Boeing helping design many innovative planes." -"Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical & Architectural Tour", Prepared by the Neillsville Historic Preservation Commission, 2016. |
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| Bibliographic References: | NEILLSVILLE TIMES 4/7/1904. NEILLSVILLE CLARK COUNTY PRESS 5/18/1994. A Self-Guided Walking-Driving Tour, Neillsville, Wisconsin Historical Homes by the Neillsville Improvement Corp., 1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |