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515 RANSOM ST

Historic Name:
Marcellus Pedrick House
Other Name:
Ripon Historical Society Museum
Reference Number:
62533

Property Location

Location (Address)
515 RANSOM ST
County
Fond du Lac
City/Village
Ripon
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1856
Additions
Survey Date
1995
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Grout
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A 'site file' exists for this property under "The Grout Houses of Ripon." 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, State Historic Preservation Office.

The Pederick House is constructed of grout, an early form of concrete, developed as a building material in Wisconsin. The house is one of several pioneering concrete houses in the city of Ripon built by Marcellus Pederick.


This house is currently used as a museum for the Ripon Historical Society. It is furnished with Victorian-era antiques and most of its nineteenth century interior features are extant.
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Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

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