Property Record
1100 ELLIS AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 668 |
| Location (Address): | 1100 ELLIS AVE |
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| County: | Ashland |
| City: | Ashland |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 198220162021 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brownstone |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 1982 DESCRIPTION: Much like 812 and 810 Ellis Avenue residences (19-23 & 19-24) in date, scale and plan, this house differs in its materials. The two story red brick and brownstone house features a front end gable with two small rectangular windows and gabled side projections intersecting this main core. Made with locally quarried brownstone and manufactured red brick, the house was built by its owner, Archie Donald, a stone mason. The primary street facades feature brownstone quoins, while the secondary rear facade is left plain. The circular wraparound veranda is a recent accurate restoration carried out according to old photographs. Similarly, the interior is under restoration ad features a beautifully detailed stairwell with stained glass and much of the interior woodwork and hardwood flooring. SIGNIFICANCE: The house is architecturally significant for its pivotal position in the proposed Ellis avenue district as a local example of a well-preserved brownstone and brick vernacular Late Picturesque residence. There is no other house in Ashland like this house which sets a standard of masonry and brick designed that is rarely matched in Ashland. Compare it to the adjacent high school, built in the same period of the same materials by A. Donald and Company of Ashland. This house is historically signifcant for its association with a locally significant person, Archie Donald, who was an Ashland stone mason and contractor for finely made brick and brownstone buildings. His office was located in this home, which stands alone as testament to his ability. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A] OWNER'S RESEARCH [C] ASHLAND ASSESSOR'S CARD [D] SURVEYOR [B] ASHLAND CITY DIRECTORIES |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |