National Register of Historic Places listings in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Location of Marathon County in Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.^[1]

There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 2, 2016.^[2]

Current listings

[3]	Name on the Register[4]	Image	Date listed[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Andrew Warren Historic District		January 5, 1984 (#84003708)	Roughly bounded by Fulton, Grant, 4th, and 7th Sts. 44°57′48″N 89°37′26″W / 44.963333°N 89.623889°W	Wausau	Andrew Warren owned an early Wausau sawmill and a chunk of land northeast of the downtown which he sold off gradually. 61 properties contribute to the historic district, built from 1868 to 1934 in a variety of styles.[6][7]
2	C. B. Bird House		May 1, 1980 (#80000155)	522 McIndoe St. 44°57′50″N 89°37′27″W / 44.963889°N 89.624167°W	Wausau	The Claire and Laura Bird house is a Tudor Revival style house designed by Alexander Eschweiler and built in 1910. Claire was a lawyer, judge, and state senator.[8]
3	Dells of the Eau Claire County Park		July 5, 2016 (#16000429)	P2150 Cty. Rd. Y 45°00′10″N 89°19′47″W / 45.002670°N 89.329597°W	Plover
4	Joseph Dessert Library		May 1, 1980 (#80000156)	123 Main St. 44°47′31″N 89°42′03″W / 44.791944°N 89.700833°W	Mosinee	1898 brick Victorian public building designed by Eschweiler. Dessert was a French-Canadian who came to Mosinee in 1844 and operated mills from 1849 to around 1903, producing boards, shingles, lath and pickets.[9]
5	C. F. Dunbar House		May 1, 1980 (#80000157)	929 McIndoe St. 44°57′52″N 89°36′56″W / 44.964444°N 89.615556°W	Wausau	Half-timbered neo-Elizabethan home designed by Eschweiler and built in 1929[10] for the widow of local jeweler, lumberman, and developer Dunbar.[11]
6	East Hill Residential Historic District		April 21, 2004 (#04000360)	Roughly bounded by North Seventh, Adams, North Tenth, Scott and North Bellis Sts. 44°57′50″N 89°37′04″W / 44.963889°N 89.617778°W	Wausau	Large residential district containing homes of prominent citizens overlooking the downtown. The district contains 171 contributing properties in various architectural styles, built from 1883 to 1945.[12]
7	Edgar Village Hall		March 31, 2000 (#00000317)	107 W. Beech St. 44°55′20″N 89°57′53″W / 44.922222°N 89.964722°W	Edgar	The 1917 brick municipal building is an eclectic design, mixing French Colonial, Italianate, and Classical elements. It housed the village government, fire department, traveling library, and jail, and the auditorium upstairs hosted social events, plays, dances and basketball games.[13][14]
8	D. C. Everest House		May 1, 1980 (#80000158)	1206 Highland Park Blvd. 44°57′54″N 89°36′45″W / 44.965°N 89.6125°W	Wausau	English-Spanish Baroque styled home designed by Eschweiler and Eschweiler and built 1925 to 1928. Everest was the general manager of Marathon Paper Mills.[15]
9	First Universalist Church		May 1, 1980 (#80000159)	504 Grant St. 44°57′45″N 89°37′29″W / 44.9625°N 89.624722°W	Wausau	1914 Tudor Revival-styled building designed by Eschweiler for the Universalist congregation.[16]
10	Fricke-Menzner House		July 16, 1992 (#92000856)	105 Main St. 44°56′01″N 89°51′11″W / 44.933611°N 89.853056°W	Marathon	Italianate home built in 1875 by Henry Fricke, who had built the first successful mill on the Big Rib River.[17] Phillip Menzner was a German immigrant who worked as a lumber scaler for Fricke, married his daughter, and ended up running the mill and a store, and serving as civic leader. The house is now an office of Menzner Hardwoods.[18]
11	Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm		November 6, 2013 (#96001581)	436 Co. Hwy. F 45°05′34″N 89°52′47″W / 45.092732°N 89.879817°W	Hamburg	Farm complex from which the four Fromm brothers, starting in 1904, pioneered ginseng farming in central Wisconsin, and used the profits to develop silver fox farming.[19] By 1929 they were the world's largest producer of both.[20]
12	Walter and Mabel Fromm House		June 17, 1982 (#82000682)	Off WI 107 45°05′28″N 89°52′13″W / 45.091111°N 89.870278°W	Hamburg	Eclectic Mediterranean/Spanish Revival house constructed in 1928 for the eldest Fromm brother.[21]
13	Granville D. Jones House		December 7, 1977 (#77000036)	915 Grant St. 44°57′43″N 89°37′01″W / 44.961944°N 89.616944°W	Wausau	1904 Prairie School house initially designed by Maher.[22] Jones was an educator, lawyer, and land baron. He was also a founder of Employers Mutual Life Insurance, now Wausau Insurance.[23]
14	Maine Site (47MR22)		July 19, 1984 (#84003711)	Address Restricted	Brokaw
15	Charles L. and Dorothy Manson House		April 5, 2016 (#16000149)	1224 Highland Park Blvd. 44°57′59″N 89°36′42″W / 44.966354°N 89.611754°W	Wausau	Wright's fourth Usonian home, built 1939-41 and adapted for a sloping lot. Charles owned a local insurance company.[24]
16	Marathon County Fairgrounds		May 1, 1980 (#80000160)	Stewart Ave. 44°57′23″N 89°38′56″W / 44.956389°N 89.648889°W	Wausau	Stock-judging pavilion and cattle barns designed by Eschweiler and constructed in 1921.[25]
17	Louis Marchetti House		March 7, 1996 (#96000240)	921 Grand Ave. 44°56′55″N 89°37′18″W / 44.948708°N 89.621738°W	Wausau	1878 home in Second Empire style.[26] Marchetti immigrated from Austria around 1867, worked in the lumber industry, studied law, became lawyer, judge and mayor of Wausau, and wrote the 1913 History of Marathon County.[27]
18	Karl Mathie House		May 1, 1980 (#80000161)	202 Water St. 44°47′33″N 89°41′51″W / 44.7925°N 89.6975°W	Mosinee	1912 Shingle style house along the Wisconsin River, designed by Eschweiler.[28][29] Mathie was a clergyman, educator, and the first president of Wausau Sulphate Fiber Co. (later Wausau Paper),[30] which revived Mosinee's economy after Dessert's sawmill closed. Later purchased by musician John Altenburgh.
19	Henry Miller House		June 14, 1982 (#82000683)	1314 Grand Ave. 44°56′40″N 89°37′14″W / 44.944444°N 89.620556°W	Wausau	Queen Anne house with polygonal turret and Eastlake-style bargeboards, built in 1894 by John Drisko. Later owned by Henry Miller, a state representative and respected county judge.[31][32] This house is a survivor of many grand homes which once stood along Grand Avenue.[33]
20	Rothschild Pavilion		June 27, 2002 (#02000708)	1104 Park St. 44°53′55″N 89°36′59″W / 44.898611°N 89.616389°W	Rothschild	Rustic stone dance hall on the Wisconsin River, constructed in 1911 with railroad car springs under the dance floor.[34]
21	Schofield School		March 24, 2015 (#15000108)	1310 S. Grand Ave. 44°54′46″N 89°36′45″W / 44.912720°N 89.612594°W	Schofield	3-story brick elementary school designed by Oppenhamer and Obel in Collegiate Gothic style and built in 1923.[35]
22	E.K. Schuetz House		May 1, 1980 (#80000162)	930 Franklin St. 44°57′48″N 89°36′56″W / 44.963333°N 89.615556°W	Wausau	1922 Colonial Revival home designed by Eschweiler. Schuetz was a jeweler.[36]
23	Benjamin Single House		November 24, 1980 (#80000163)	West of Wausau at 4708 Stettin Dr. 44°57′37″N 89°41′46″W / 44.960278°N 89.696111°W	Wausau	1849 high-style Greek Revival home.[37] Single immigrated from England and built a sawmill on the Little Rib River in the 1840s - one of the first in Marathon County.[38][39]
24	Hiram C. Stewart House		August 30, 1974 (#74000097)	521 Grant St. 44°57′43″N 89°37′26″W / 44.961944°N 89.623889°W	Wausau	George W. Maher designed this 1906 Prairie School/Arts and Crafts home with tulip motifs for Stewart, a partner in the Barker-Stewart Lumber Company.[40] Now the Stewart Inn Bed and Breakfast.[41]
25	United States Post Office and Court House		May 2, 2012 (#12000294)	317 1st St. 44°57′34″N 89°37′49″W / 44.959529°N 89.630349°W	Wausau	Federal building designed by Wausau architects Oppenhamer & Obel in Art Deco style and built 1937-38. Housed the post office, the federal circuit court, and agencies like the FBI and IRS. The lobby features a logging mural painted by Gerrit Van Sinclair. Now apartments.[42]
26	Wausau Club		September 14, 1989 (#89001420)	309 McClellan St. 44°57′40″N 89°37′37″W / 44.961111°N 89.626944°W	Wausau	Neoclassical men's club built 1901-02 by ten leaders of the time. Closed 2005.[43]
27	C. H. Wegner House		May 1, 1980 (#80000164)	906 Grant St. 44°57′44″N 89°37′02″W / 44.962222°N 89.617222°W	Wausau	Charles and Emma Wegner had this Colonial Revival home designed by Eschweiler and built 1922-24. Wegner ran a general store downtown.[44][45]
28	Duey and Julia Wright House		July 16, 1999 (#99000787)	904 Grand Ave. 44°56′57″N 89°37′23″W / 44.949167°N 89.623056°W	Wausau	One of Frank Lloyd Wright's last Usonian houses, built in 1958 on a bluff above the Wisconsin. Frank designed the house with musical motifs for Duey and Julia, who owned a music store and school.[46]
29	Ely Wright House		March 1, 1982 (#82000684)	901 6th St. 44°57′51″N 89°37′23″W / 44.964167°N 89.623056°W	Wausau	Wright, the founder of Wausau Iron Works, had this Italianate home built in 1881.[47]
30	Cyrus C. Yawkey House		December 31, 1974 (#74000098)	403 McIndoe St. 44°57′49″N 89°37′35″W / 44.963611°N 89.626389°W	Wausau	Classical Revival house built around 1901 and expanded around 1908.[48] Yawkey was a lumberman, helped organize Marathon Paper Mills, and helped lead several other local companies, as well as being a philanthropist.[49] The building now houses the Marathon County Historical Museum.[50]

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wisconsin

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided is primarily from the National Register Information System, and has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. For 1%, the location info may be way off. We seek to correct the coordinate information wherever it is found to be erroneous. Please leave a note in the Discussion page for this article if you believe any specific location is incorrect.
2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
3. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. National Park Service (2008-04-24). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Aucutt, Donald M.; Mary Jane Uecker Hettinga; Kathleen Jansen (2010). Wausau Beautiful (2nd ed.). Wausau, Wisconsin: Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-615-16238-6.
7. Norton, Maryanne C. (1983-01-15). "Andrew Warren Historic District" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
8. Aucutt et al, p 62.
9. Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Wisconsin Counties of Waupaca, Portage, Wood,Marathon, Lincoln, Oneida,Vilas, Langlade and Shawano. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. 1895. p. 16.
10. Aucutt et al, p 100.
11. A. T. Andreas, ed. (1881). The History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: The Western Historical Company. p. 559.
12. "East Hill Residential Historic District". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
13. "Edgar Village Hall". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
14. Faltinson, Brian J.; Sweeten, Lena L. (1999-09-27). "Edgar Village Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
15. Aucutt et al, p 134.
16. Aucutt et al, p 76.
17. Marchetti, Louis (1913). History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens. Chicago, Illinois: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 491.
18. Hettinga, Mary Jane (1991-06-20). "Fricke-Menzner House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
19. Hart, Bill. "Fromm Family". Marathon County Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
20. Sinclair, John F. (1929-01-10). "Millions in Fox Profits". The Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
21. "Walter and Mabel Fromm House". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
22. Aucutt et al, p 119.
23. Hart, Bill. "Jones, Granville David". People and Places. Marathon County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
24. "Dorothy and Charles Manson House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
25. Aucutt et al, p 163.
26. Aucutt et al, p 187.
27. Hart, Bill. "Marchetti, Louis". People and Places. Marathon County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
28. "Karl Mathie House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
29. Filipowicz, Diane H. (December 1979). "Eschweiler Thematic Resources of Marathon County, Wisconsin" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
30. "The Mosinee Mill Centenary" (PDF). Wausau Paper. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
31. Aucutt et al, p 188.
32. "Henry Miller House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
33. Norton, Maryanne (1981-12-28). "Miller, Henry, House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
34. "Rothschild Pavilion". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
35. "Schofield Elementary School". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
36. Aucutt et al, p 108.
37. "Benjamin Single House". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
38. Kronenwetter, Michael (1984). Wisconsin Heartland - The Story of Wausau and Marathon County. Midland, Michigan: Pendell Publishing Company. p. 88. OCLC 12221337.
39. Dix, Mrs. Marie (November 1979). "Single, Benjamin, House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Registration Form. US Dept. of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
40. Aucutt et al, p 78.
41. "Stewart Inn Bed and Breakfast". Stewart Inn Bed & Breakfast. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
42. "U.S. Post Office and Courthouse". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
43. Aucutt et al, p 41.
44. Aucutt et al, p 118.
45. Marchetti, Louis (1913). History of Marathon County WIsconsin and Representative Citizens. Chicago, Illinois: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 862–863. ISBN 978-1-153-38462-9.
46. "Duey and Julia Wright House". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
47. Aucutt et al, p 72.
48. Aucutt et al, p 56.
49. Hart, Bill. "Yawkey, Cyrus Carpenter". Marathon County Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
50. "Yawkey House Museum". Marathon County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-11.