National Register of Historic Places

Tainter, Louis Smith, House

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 17, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000082

About this property

The Louis Smith Tainter House is a historic building in Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States. The building was built in 1889 by architect Harvey Ellis; it was funded by Andrew Tainter, a partner in Knapp, Stout & Co., as a home and wedding gift for his son Louis Smith Tainter. The building was built out of locally quarried sandstone in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Paul Wilson, the son of lumberman William Wilson, owned the house after Tainter; in 1940, Dunn County repossessed the property for back taxes. The Stout Institute bought the property from the county and converted it to a women's dormitory named Eichelberger Hall for the University of Wisconsin–Stout in 1945. The house was later converted to offices for the university and now houses the Stout University Foundation and the Stout Alumni Association. On July 18, 1974, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Menomonie, Dunn County, Wisconsin
44.87897, -91.92938

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When was Tainter, Louis Smith, House listed on the National Register?

Tainter, Louis Smith, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Tainter, Louis Smith, House?

Tainter, Louis Smith, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tainter, Louis Smith, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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