Walking through the History of Eau Claire

Our mission this week was walking around in the most prestigious neighborhood in Eau Claire, the Third Ward. There we found a lot of historical houses where important people lived, like politicians, architects, doctors, bankers.

Visited places in red

The first place we visited was the Schofield Hall, it was the first place because it is in the campus area. The Schofield House is used by the university nowadays. It is the biggest place we had visited. It is located in the Garfield Avenue in the final part of the campus.

In spite of being a 1890s building, the Bryon Buffington House is very preserved. The simplicity of the construction and the white color makes it one of the most beautiful of the State Street.

As part of the National Register of Historic Places, we expected more of the N.B. Rundle House which wasn’t well conserved. But the higher tower and the different style of the roof make the house stand out among the others.

Due to its brick style and its size, David Drmmond House is pretty impressive. The funny party when we were taking pictures of this house, the people who live in the house was staring at us.

Addison Cutter House 

Roy Wilcox House is one of the more preserved houses we found, the House had an amazing garden and a nice front view, and the place had some trees in the front part and more trees in the back. This House is located in the beginning of the Wilcox Street.

In the way of the Wilson Park, we take pictures of the Dean-Griffin House, this house was one of the less preserved places in the tour, the garden had a tall grass and the red painting was almost brown, but actually the house was amazing in the same way, just to know that this places have been preserved for all of those years. The Dean-Griffin House is in the corner of Farwell Street and the Newton Street.

The last place we visited was the Orlando Brice House, the garden in this house have big trees and a lot of flowers, in the entrance it have a little wall too, just for decoration, The Orlando Brice House is located in the corner of the Wilcox Street and the Marston avenue, in the side of the Wilcox House.

We have been in the Wilson Park too, the park is really lovely, a familiar place to spend some time, with tall trees and some sits and a fountain in the middle.

It was an amazing experience because we had seen a part of Eau Claire’s history. And we also knew a little more about where we are living.