Ely Wright House

The Ely Wright House is a historic house located at 901 Sixth Street in Wausau, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1, 1982.[1]

Ely Wright House
Location901 6th St.
Wausau, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°57′50″N 89°37′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
ArchitectJohn Mercer
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000684
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1982

Description and history

The fine Italianate style house is two stories, clapboard-clad, with a rectangular cupola. The hood moulds above the windows are decorated with a vine carving. The front door has an elliptical fanlight and sidelights framed by a porch with Doric columns. It was designed and built by John Mercer in 1881.[2]

The house belonged to Ely Wright. Wright was a native of Athens, Pennsylvania who came to Wausau in the 1870s[3] and founded Wausau Iron Works, which built machinery for railroads and sawmills in Wisconsin.[4]

References

  1. "Ely Wright House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  2. Filipowicz, Diane H.; Immel, Carolyn (April 1980). "Wright, Ely, House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  3. "Wright, Ely, House - Wausau, WI". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  4. "Wausau Iron Works". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
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