224 VAN NESS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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224 VAN NESS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
224 VAN NESS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Myrtle and Derwood Trimbell House
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Reference Number:72530
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):224 VAN NESS ST
County:La Crosse
City:West Salem
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
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Survey Date:19922021
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect: Bentley and Merman
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Derwood and Myrtle Trimbell House
National Register Listing Date:5/10/2022
State Register Listing Date:11/19/2021
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' 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, State Historic Preservation Office.

Built in 1920 for Derwood Trimbell, publisher and editor of the West Salem Nonpareil newspaper, his wife Myrtle, and their daughter Marguerite, this Prairie-style house was designed by the La Crosse architectural firm of Bentley & Merman. The exterior walls are clad in matte-glazed structural clay tile, laid to form alternating horizontal bands. The upper story is clad in stucco. The house has a Bedford limestone entryway surround, and the primary rooms have leaded glass casement windows. Most of the Prairie-style interiors are intact, including banded wall panel wainscoting, elaborate wood cornices, and a Roman brick fireplace surround with Rookwood architectural faience tiles.
Bibliographic References:"Trimbell (D.) House, 1919," Bentley, Merman, and Skogstad Architectural Drawings, MSS 070, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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