Historic Name: Theda Clark House or Charles B. Clark House
Other Name: Nathan B. Bergstrom
PROPERTY FEATURES:
Year Built: 1882
Additions: 4,000 square-foot addition in the back by Mr. Goderstad in 1996-1997,
Some minor renovations by Dr. Eberts after 2003
Survey Date: 2004
Historic Use: House
Architectural Style: Tudor/Colonial Revival
Property Type: Building
Structural System: Chateauesque
Wall Material: Stone (unspecified)
Architect: Ferry and Clas
NOTES:
Additional Information: A 'site file' (Theda Clark House) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. An English Victorian House with Jacobean and Gothic Revival references. Very unusual in its austerity. Original exterior. This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineer's Base Map with the code 1/18. The 2004 map code is 154/23a. Begun by C.B. Clark, the house was finished by his wife as part of a two house project with the Shattucks. (See 583 E. Wisconsin)
In 1891, The Charles B. Clark House was designed shortly before his death by the firm of Ferry & Clas, Architects for the Capt. Fredrick Pabst mansion in Milwaukee. In 1894, the home was completed, and the building construction was undertaken by his daughter Theda. She served as construction manager while still only in her early 20's. Although the house was a tangible link to her father, its formal grandeur never suited her or anyone else in her family. Upon the death of Mrs. C.B. Clark it was sold to Nathan Bergstrom, who had the dull looking dining room light fixtures taken to the dump and replaced, after which he learned that the originals were silver and only in need of polishing.
Bibliographic References: A. 1894 Neenah Tax Roll, p.23. B. Neenah Daily Times; 6/28/1892.
Date of construction: 1882
Other Name: Nathan B. Bergstrom
PROPERTY FEATURES:
Year Built: 1882
Additions: 4,000 square-foot addition in the back by Mr. Goderstad in 1996-1997,
Some minor renovations by Dr. Eberts after 2003
Survey Date: 2004
Historic Use: House
Architectural Style: Tudor/Colonial Revival
Property Type: Building
Structural System: Chateauesque
Wall Material: Stone (unspecified)
Architect: Ferry and Clas
NOTES:
Additional Information: A 'site file' (Theda Clark House) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. An English Victorian House with Jacobean and Gothic Revival references. Very unusual in its austerity. Original exterior. This property was last surveyed in 1981 using the City Engineer's Base Map with the code 1/18. The 2004 map code is 154/23a. Begun by C.B. Clark, the house was finished by his wife as part of a two house project with the Shattucks. (See 583 E. Wisconsin)
In 1891, The Charles B. Clark House was designed shortly before his death by the firm of Ferry & Clas, Architects for the Capt. Fredrick Pabst mansion in Milwaukee. In 1894, the home was completed, and the building construction was undertaken by his daughter Theda. She served as construction manager while still only in her early 20's. Although the house was a tangible link to her father, its formal grandeur never suited her or anyone else in her family. Upon the death of Mrs. C.B. Clark it was sold to Nathan Bergstrom, who had the dull looking dining room light fixtures taken to the dump and replaced, after which he learned that the originals were silver and only in need of polishing.
Bibliographic References: A. 1894 Neenah Tax Roll, p.23. B. Neenah Daily Times; 6/28/1892.
Date of construction: 1882
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