Abner L. Harris House

For others of a similar name, see Harris House.

Abner L. Harris House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Abner L. Harris House
Location	226 N. Pine St., Reedsburg, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°31′58″N90°00′13″W / 43.53278°N 90.00361°W / 43.53278; -90.00361 (Abner L. Harris House)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1873 (1873)
Built by	William Dierks
Architectural style	Second Empire
MPS	Reedsburg MRA
NRHP reference No.	84000649 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 26, 1984

The Abner L. Harris House is a historic house at 226 N. Pine Street in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

History

The two-story house was built circa 1873 by carpenter William Dierks. Dierks gave the house a Second Empire design featuring a front porch supported by classical columns, multiple bay windows, a sunroom in the rear, a bracketed cornice, and a mansard roof with small arched dormers. Longtime owner Abner L. Harris bought the house in 1874. Harris served as both mayor and postmaster of Reedsburg, operated a large general store, and funded or was a partner in many of Reedsburg's early commercial and industrial endeavors. After Harris died in 1908, Mary Meyer Rudd and her descendants lived in the house for several decades. ^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and on the State Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Inventory Form For Nominated Properties: Abner L. Harris House". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration . Retrieved August 21, 2023.
3. "226 N. Pine St". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved September 26, 2018.