Yawkey, Cyrus C., House - Wausau, WI
N 44° 57.833 W 089° 37.555
16T E 292907 N 4982292
Quick Description: The Cyrus Yawkey House was built in 1900-1901 and is located at 403 McIndoe St. It is now owned by the Marathon County Historical Society.
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 9/19/2007 1:47:52 PM
Waymark Code: WM27Z3
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Long Description:
From the Marathon County Historical Society
"http://www.marathoncountyhistory.com/YawkeyHouse.htm">web
site:
"The house was built in 1900 - 1901 in the Classical Revival style
for Cyrus and Alice Yawkey. Designed by the Milwaukee architects
Henry Van Ryn and Gerrit de Gelleke, it features large ionic
columns and a pedimented portico. Only eight years after the house
was built, the Yawkeys hired George W. Maher to remodel. The first
floor was completely remodeled, a two story addition was added to
the back, and a sun porch was added to the east side of the
house.
...
Originally from Michigan, the Yawkeys moved to northern
Wisconsin in 1889 when Cyrus joined with his uncle and a business
partner from the Yawkey and Lee Lumber Company. A town was founded
by the venture and Alice Yawkey named it Hazelhurst due to the
abundance of hazelnut trees in the area. Ten years later, in 1899,
the Yawkeys moved to Wausau where Cyrus was the uncontested leader
of the Wausau Group. The Wausau Group was composed of wealthy
lumbermen who pooled their resources in hopes of improving Wausau's
economy as the logging industry was dying in the area. They founded
several businesses, utility companies and the first paper mill in
the area (Wausau Paper Mills in Brokaw)."