Property Record
1665 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Price C. Claflin House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 74102 |
| Location (Address): | 1665 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Portage |
| City: | Stevens Point |
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| Year Built: | 1875 |
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| Additions: | 1883 1898 1913C. 1960 |
| Survey Date: | 20112012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Clark Street - Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 6/7/2021 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | The house was built in 1875 and an addition was added in 1883. This house was built in 1875 for Price C. Claflin (1849-1914), who was a jeweler. Claflin remained in Stevens Point until 1887 and sold the house to Henry E. Martin (1847-1898) who was a lumberman and served a single year as Stevens Point’s mayor. Later owners include Peter Kelly (1854-1905), John Martini, Sr. (1859-1921), Dr. Wayne F. Cowan (1879-1954), Harvey Luebben, Roman Lukasavicz, Darwin Whitman, and Bill Schierl and Sarena Melotte. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) STEVENS POINT DAILY JOURNAL: 10 July 1875; 18 August, 1883. NELSON, WENDELL. "HOUSES THAT GREW." STEVENS POINT, 1983, P. 124. Kort, Marilee Glinski. Pioneers and Prominent People of Stevens Point and the Surrounding Area. Salt Lake: 2016, pp. 49-52. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |