302 W Grand Ave
Eau Claire, WI, USA

Salsbury Row House

The Salsbury Row House is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.


History

The house was built for James F. Salsbury. It was then owned by brother and sister William and Mae Kelley in the early part of the 20th century.

National Register of Historic Places - Salsbury Row House

Statement of Significance:

The Salsbury Row House, built in 1891, is eligible for listing at the local level on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C for Architecture as a well-preserved example of a late Victorian era row house property type. The period of significance corresponds to the date of construction. This row house is the only surviving example of a 19th century row house in the City of Eau Claire and one of the few row houses extant in the state of Wisconsin.

The Salsbury Row House is located on the northwest corner of Grand and Oxford avenues just west of the small Grand Avenue commercial district and one block north of the Randall Park Historic District (NRHP 1983). The current and historic location of the Eau Claire County Courthouse is on the opposite corner. The property two doors to the west are the Queen Anne style Clarence Chamberlain House (NRHP 2000) located at 322 West Grand Avenue. There are two more NRHP listed Queen Anne style homes within two blocks of the Salsbury Row House at 415 and 459 West Grand Avenue.