1011 State St
Eau Claire, WI, USA

Cobblestone House (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

The Cobblestone House in Eau Claire, Wisconsin is a Gothic Revival style house that was built in 1866. It reflects cobblestone architecture brought by settlers from upstate New York. It has also been known as Bradley H. Marcy House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974; the listing included one contributing building and one other contributing structure.

It is the only cobblestone house known to exist in northwestern Wisconsin. It is also unusual for its Gothic Revival style, instead of Greek Revival style that is far more common for cobblestone buildings.

National Register of Historic Places - Cobblestone House (Eau Claire, Wisconsin)

Statement of Significance:

Cobblestone architecture was imported into Wisconsin by settlers who came from upper New York State around Rochester, where cobblestone construction was common. Most of the New Yorkers who came to Wisconsin settled in the southeastern counties and it is in these counties that almost all of Wisconsin's cobblestone buildings are located. The Cobblestone House in Eau Claire is the only known example of cobblestone architecture in northwestern Wisconsin. Another peculiarity of the Cobblestone House in Eau Claire is that it is constructed in the Gothic Revival style rather than in the Greek Revival style which was by far the most common style for cobblestone buildings.