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

Kaiser Lumber Company Office

— City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission —

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014

1. Kaiser Lumber Company Office Marker

Inscription. Historic Building This building which was built in 1905 is the former office of the Kaiser Lumber Company. It is one of the few remaining buildings from Eau Claire's great lumber industry which got its start in the 1860's. Kaiser Lumber Company was formed in 1905 by John Kaiser and employed 350 persons at its peak. It closed in 1939 bringing an end to the Eau Claire lumber industry.

Designated July Sixth
Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine

Erected 1999 by the City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 44° 48.098′ N, 91° 31.213′ W. Marker is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in Eau Claire County. It is at the intersection of Menomonie Street and Tenth Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Menomonie Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1004 Menomonie Street, Eau Claire WI 54703, 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: The River Did Its Part (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Industry on Half Moon Lake (approx. ¼ mile away); 2719 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Carson Park

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Daniel Shaw Lumber Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Aaron / Eau Claire Baseball (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ottawa House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carson Park Baseball Stadium (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eau Claire.

Also see . . .
1. Kaiser Lumber Company Office. Wikimedia Commons photo. (Submitted on June 20, 2014.)

2. Eau Claire Landmarks. City website entry (Submitted on March 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014

2. Kaiser Lumber Company Office Marker

Kaiser Lumber Company Office and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014

3. Kaiser Lumber Company Office and Marker

Former Kaiser Lumber Company Office image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, June 12, 2014

4. Former Kaiser Lumber Company Office

National Register of Historic Places #83003384
Listed January 28, 1983

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,485 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 20, 2014, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.