The

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Water Street Historic District was added to the

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in 2007.

Description

Contributing buildings in the district were constructed from 1882 to 1885. Records remain of buildings on Water Street dating back at least as far as 1857, one year after the founding of West Eau Claire, about one half mile to the north. It is located directly across from the main campus of the

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References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub