The Cobblestone House - Eau Claire, WI - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

From the City or Eau Claire Landmark Commission web site:

"Settlers from New York brought cobblestone architecture with them to southeastern Wisconsin. This house is the only example of cobblestone architecture in the Chippewa Valley. The setting of the pebbles in mortar seems more like the work of a jeweler than that of a mason.

Bradley Marcy, a stonemason and the original owner of the house, had these cobblestones gathered by wheelbarrow from the confluence of the Eau Claire and Chippewa Rivers. Dr. Charles Hogeboom added the left annex of the house, which appears to have been crafted by the same stonemason, in about 1879. An original L-shaped porch, which graced the front of the house, was removed in the 1950s."

According to the book Creoles of St. Louis Bradley Marcy was a descendant of William R. Marcy, Secretary of State under President Pierce. Bradley's daughter Etta married Charles C. Gratiot.

Street address: 1011 State St. Eau Claire, WI USA County / Borough / Parish: Eau Claire Year listed: 1974 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic: Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic: Single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   04/05/2013 onfire4jesus visited it