Cook-Rutledge House

Cook-Rutledge House
Location 505 W. Grand Ave.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°55′57″N 91°23′58″W / 44.93250°N 91.39944°W / 44.93250; -91.39944Coordinates: 44°55′57″N 91°23′58″W / 44.93250°N 91.39944°W / 44.93250; -91.39944
Built c. 1873
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 74000060
Added to NRHP August 7, 1974

The Cook Rutledge House is a historic Italianate-style house located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

History

The house was built around 1873 by lawyer and future Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin James M. Bingham and his wife, Justine. After James's death, Justine sold the house in 1887 to Irish immigrant Edward Rutledge, vice-president of the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company and an assistant to Frederick Weyerhaeuser. In 1888 Rutledge altered the mansion to its present appearance. In 1915 the house was sold to Dayton E. Cook, a prominent lawyer and county judge. His family lived there for many years, finally selling the house to the Chippewa County Historical Society in 1973.[1][2][3] The house serves as a museum. The site is also available to rent for special occasions.

References

  1. 1 2 Threinen, Ellen (1973-09-10). "Cook-Rutledge House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. ↑ "Mansion History". Cook-Rutledge House. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Cook-Rutledge House (E.D. Rand House)". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
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