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Built: 1920
Style: Colonial Revival/Georgian Revival
Architect: George Maher

Architecture: The John F. Ross house is a brick, rectangular, two and a half story Colonial Revival style building. It is almost symmetrical except for the one story wing on the east side. The front entry is a balconied portico with Ionic columns, a fan, and side lights on the front door. Fan lights and Ionic columns are repeated on windows of the first story wing.

Quinones can be seen at the corners. These were used to strengthen the building, as well as for style.

The residence is set back on a large lot, making it look even more impressive,

There are some definite Prairie references including the general horizontal appearance of the house and the picture windows on the first floor. The narrow dormers on the side gabled roof are similar to those used by Maher in his early association with architect Cecil S. Corwin, who was friends with and worked with Frank Lloyd Wright

History:
John F. Ross was born in 1877 in Michigan, and was the only son of John D. Ross, founder of Brooks & Ross Lumber Company of Schofield. John F. served an apprenticeship under his father. He then turned to the insurance business in Chicago for a time.

In 1908 he married Lucia Gale and returned to Wausau to take the reins of the logging operations at his father's company. He was vice president, when his father died in 1917 he became president. John F. also funded many community projects in the area including the Schofield School and the Wausau Memorial Hospital.

Architect:
Chicago architect George Maher, was one the first architects to provide Wausau original architectural designs. He was an acquaintance and sometime associate of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Maher based his style on motif rhythm theory, which is a purposeful repetition of natural and geometrics designs/shapes. The repetition of the motif brings together the exterior and interior in harmony. He chose to use plants common to the Midwest such as the thistle, poppy, or tulip to bring local natural items into his designs.

Some of his other work found in Wausau includes:
Charles Gilbert House 1894
G.D. Jones House 1904
Wausau Public Library 1907 (razed)
Stewart Inn House 1906
Charles Winton House 1905
A.P. Woodson House 1913
Cyrus Yawkey House 1908

Year Built 1938
Architectural Style English Revival Styles

Built: 1885
Architectural Style: Other Vernacular
Architect: Carl Koehler
Builder: Joseph Hildensburger, a Wausau carpenter (also built the Pradt home at 501 McIndoe)

There are columns surrounding the entrance, as well as on the pedimented portico on the second floor.

History:
John J. lived in Wausau from 1878-1894 and was an owner of Dengel & Sherman Mercantile.

He was City Clerk in 1886-87 when the water works plant and city hall were built. He also served on the City Council, The County Board, and The School Board for several years.

He and A.W. Schmidt (Register of Deeds) built the county’s tract index. This tracks all real estate transactions by physical location and legal description. It took three years to complete.

He also spent time as deputy clerk of courts, deputy county treasurer, and deputy register of deeds. In 1893 he was nominated by both parties to become a county judge, and then appointed by the governor that year.

In 1885, his was the first house in Wausau to have water from the city turned on.

He also started Branch 33 of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin here.

Architect:
Carl Koehler designed Wausau’s original City Hall in 1885, as well as many other commercial structures in Wausau that have since been razed.

Built: 1889

Architecture:
Generally a Four Square, with an enclosed front porch, and a columned portico entry around the side.

History:
Bernard Collins was a dentist that came to Wausau just after the first muder in Wausau, which involved two dentists. He was listed as the longest practicing dentist in Wausau at the time the Marchetti Book was published in 1913.

Built: 1909
Architectural Style: Craftsman

The defining elements include the bent ends of the fascia board, which outline the gable over the entrance hood, and is echoed on the front gable. The bend on the fascia shows Japanese influence.

There are also the typical details for a Craftsman style, such as use of stucco, half timbering, and brackets.

History:
Charles and Johanna Weinfeld lived here. Charles had a life insurance business

Built: 1883
Architectural Style Other Vernacular

Built: 1897
Architectural Style: Side Gabled

David was employed by his Uncle Robert Parcher at Wausau Lumber Company.

Built: 1899
Architectural Style: Gabled Ell

Home forms an “ell” shape. There is a shed roof over th efront entrance.

History:
In 1906 Harold was deputy sheriff. He had to take care of affairs of the office in 1906 when the sheriff, who was his Dad, had quinsy (issue with tonsils) and the Under Sheriff had la grippe (influenza).

He married Mabel Parcher at her mother’s house in November 1908.

He had a variety of positions through the year. In 1907 he worked with the James Music Company. In 1909 a petition was signed to make him constable. Started Damon Insurance Agency in 1910. In 1914 Harold Damon was agent for Time Insurance

In 1915 he was appointed alder of the Fifth District when the alder resigned.

He served as Senate Sergeant at Arms of the state legislature for 25 years, retiring in 1966

Built: 1889
Architectural Style: Front Gabled

History:
Moses Katz was Vice President of the Sondheimer and Company lumber company of Chicago (moved to Memphis).

In 1920 the house was rented to architect William Oppenhamer of Oppenhamer and Obel.

Built: 1875, with additions in 1912
Architectural Style: Second Empire
Architect: Wausau architect Sidney Haynes.

The house was moved from its original location at 532 Grant St. to its current location in 1912. It was also remodeled into apartments at that time.

This Second Empire design displays the typical mansard roof, which is named after the French architect Francois Mansart. The roof has two planes at different angles to allow for a full attic, or even another story to be easily added. The roof makes its a three story building.

Highly decorative details, which are common on a Second Empire, can be found on this home, including a central pavilion (a pavilion is the main piece of a home), dormered windows, a modillioned cornice (brackets that are like a corbel, but more horizontal and less imposing), quoins are on all corners, and double roundhead windows with hood molds.

The impressive entry features double doors surrounded by four pilasters.

History:
Judson Smith was born in Vermont in 1827. He was married to Thirza Booth in 1858. They had a daughter (who married Charles Winton).

Smith helped build Wausau's first railroad. In 1874, he took a contract with the Wisconsin Valley Railroad to build the railway between Wausau and Knowlton in just 60 days.

Built: 1899
Architectural Style: Queen Anne

This Queen Anne house exhibits typical irregularity in roofline and variety in texture, with a square tower in the front. The gables feature palladian windows (window with three panes- one big window and two small ones on each side) and denticulation beneath the windows and in the decorative courses such as in the front gable. There are also some decorative brackets.

History:
McEachron bought into the milling firm (Thayer-Corey Mill) in 1883 and owned it by 1886. In 1913 the McEachron Mill became the Cereal Mills Company and flours. The mill produced rye flours, corn meal, wheat flours, and corn flours.

In 1914, McEachron remodeled the 1893 Wausau furniture factory on West Sherman into a milling facility, which is where the 3M parking lot is today.

He started his political career in Wausau as a City Council member. During his term he was chair of the finance committee and negotiated the sale of the first bond issue for the city. He later served as Wausau Mayor for two terms (1895-1896 and 1897-1898).

While Mayor he helped out the newly formed Wausau Telephone Company in their battle to end the monopoly of the Wisconsin Telephone Company. When the Wisconsin Telephone company was expanding despite the four year long challenge from the local company, McEacheron with the help of Neal Brown, deployed the city’s fireman to where new poles and wire were being placed. When they arrived, Mayor McEacheron threatened to cut down their poles if they didn’t stop. It was at this time the Wisconsin Telephone Company finally gave up competing with Wausau Telephone Company, leaving all local telephone service to the local company.

He also helped create more space for the growing community by pushing forward the laying of sewer along the Seventh Street area. This construction helped drain the swampy area and created more room for housing.

He left Wausau for a short time in 1915 and headed for Chicago. He then bought a mill in Appleton and ran it until the end of World War I. At that time he then retired and returned to Wausau.

The famous train bar

Now the timekeeper distillery