Property Record
330 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Presbyterian Manse |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 83527 |
| Location (Address): | 330 2ND ST |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1925 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Park Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/26/1984 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Reedsburg |
| Additional Information: | 2023 - Agnes Moorehead was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1900. Her family moved to St. Louis when she was a child and then to Reedsburg because her father was a Presbyterian minister. The Moorehead family lived at 330 2nd Street. There are no other resources in Reedsburg closely associated with her life. Agnes graduated from Muskingum College in Ohio and then from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1924. In 1927, she enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. By 1937, Moorehead had joined Orsen Welles’ Mercury Players as one of the principal performers, with notable roles in films such as Citizen Kane, Dark Passage, Showboat, the Magnificent Ambersons, and Hush, Sweet Charlotte, while also having a major role in the popular radio play Sorry, Wrong Number. Later in her career, she drew acclaim as the character Endora on the ABC sitcom Bewitched. She was married briefly twice and had no children. Moorehead returned to Reedsburg frequently during her life to visit her family and became a local celebrity. She was the recipient of four nominations for Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards for her acting career. Agnes Moorehead died in 1974. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 2023 - Obituary: Agnes Moorehead. Variety, May 8, 1974. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |