Author: Christine Martens
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Wausau Architecture Tuesday – The Helke Funeral
And just like that it is time for our last WHAT of Historic Preservation Month! Today we head downtown to Jefferson Street- 413 Jefferson Street. This stone English Revival was built in 1939. It has arches, a steeply pitched roofline, and its front elevation is asymmetrical – which are all typical of the style. Charles…
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Wausau Architecture Tuesday – Knudson Metal
WHAT?? It’s the last Wausau Historic Architecture Tuesday of June already! Today we head to the west side and 1107 Cleveland Avenue. This building is reported to have been built about 1892 in the assessment records in a commercial style. There are hints of boomtown with the false facade on the roof line. Through the…
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Wausau Architecture Tuesday – Wausau Feed
It’s a rainy Tuesday and time for WHAT! This week’s building was a request from a fellow history lover and avid bicyclist about town. It’s a bit off the beaten path at 739 Jefferson Street. Some of the history of this building can be seen on its front sign, which has been well preserved by…
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Wausau Architecture Tuesday – The Kleinheinz Dairy Company Milk Plant
It’s June Dairy Month! So today’s WHAT takes us to 121 South Second Avenue on Wausau’s westside – the Kleinheinz Dairy Company milk plant. The dairy has been an important presence in the neighborhood since it was built in 1926. Many neighbors remember stopping in for ice cream. Architect Fred Fielder designed it in a…
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Architecture Amble: Thomas Street Neighborhood
The Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks will host their June Architecture Amble on Thursday, June 26 starting at 6 pm. This special tour will not only look at the architecture and history of the area, but will include information about the continuing environmental impact of the industries that once populated and still do populate the…
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Pat Peckham Memorial History Bike Ride
The Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks will begin their season of architecture and history tours with a special bike tour to honor Pat Peckham on Saturday, May 3 at 1:00 pm. The ride will explore Wausau’s Southeast side, which Pat called home and represented on the Wausau City Council for many years. The bike ride…
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Voices of Preservation: Live! Speakers Dive Into Architecture
The Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks are celebrating May Historic Preservation Month with a night of presentations about architecture. Voices of Preservation: Live is set for Friday, May 9 beginning at 6 pm in the lower level of the former Whitewater Music Hall (130 N. First Street) in Wausau. The event will begin with Ben…
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Landmarking News Update
The positive motion of landmarking St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church and The Little Red School House continued at tonight’s Planning Commission meeting. Members voted unanimously to push forward the landmarking process to its final stage – approval by the Wausau City Council. Thank you to Father Samuel Cripps for once again speaking and explaining…
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Wausau Historical Architecture Tuesday – the former home of Wausau Insurance (a/k/a Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. and Employers Mutual of Wausau)
Whoa! It’s WHAT time again! This week we head over to the westside to Westwood Drive- the former home of Wausau Insurance (a/k/a Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. and Employers Mutual of Wausau) and now part of the Aspirus Hospital Complex. The complex includes a 3-story building, a 4-story building in the middle, and a…