Eau Claire in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bryon A. Buffington Home

1500 State Street

— City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission —

Bryon A. Buffington Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 15, 2014

1. Bryon A. Buffington Home Marker

Inscription. Historic Home Byran A. Buffington built this Queen Anne house in 1890. Buffington, a prominent lumberman and business leader, served the city as an alderman and mayor and was also elected to the Wisconsin General Assembly. Upon the death of Bryan's wife, Fannie, the house was donated to the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire.

Designated April Twentieth
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Three

Erected 1983 by the City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 44° 47.989′ N, 91° 29.707′ W. Marker is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County. It is at the intersection of State Street and Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling south on State Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 State Street, Eau Claire WI 54701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Webster-Van Hovenberg-Larson-Carpenter House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Addison Cutter House (about 800 feet away); Katherine and James Wickham House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumner Moon House (approx. 0.2

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miles away); Bailey-Cass Curtis (approx. ¼ mile away); Swift-Wing Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Kinney House (approx. ¼ mile away); Schwahn House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eau Claire.

More about this marker. Different spellings of the given name are used – Bryon and Bryan on the marker, with Byron used elsewhere.

Also see . . .
1. Fannie and Byron A. Buffington House. Wisconsin Historical Society website entry (Submitted on February 29, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Byron A. Buffington. Find A Grave website entry:
Lakeview Cemetery; Buffington donated the land overlooking Half Moon Lake for the cemetery. (Submitted on August 7, 2014.)

3. Eau Claire Landmarks. City website entry (Submitted on February 29, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional commentary.
1. Name misspelled on the original marker
Byron Buffington's first name is misspelled in several places on this page. It should be Byron. The old marker showed Bryon, but today the marker is correct.

Editor’s note: Do you
Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 15, 2014

2. Buffington Home and Marker
have a photo of the corrected marker you could upload on the Add Photo link on this page?

— Submitted September 27, 2023, by Brian Hankes of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Additional keywords. Byran Buffington House

Byron A. Buffington Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, July 15, 2014

3. Byron A. Buffington Home

Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on September 27, 2023, by Brian Hankes of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.