Ely Wright House

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Ely Wright House
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Location901 6th St.
Wausau, Wisconsin
Coordinates 44°57′50″N89°37′22″W / 44.96389°N 89.62278°W / 44.96389; -89.62278
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
ArchitectJohn Mercer
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82000684
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 1982

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]

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]

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References

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