Marathon County Historical Museums403 and 410 McIndoe Street, Wausau
In 1995, the Society purchased the home of A.P. Woodson and Leigh Yawkey Woodson, located across the street at 410 McIndoe Street. The house was buWIt in 1914 and designed by Prairie School architect, George W. Maher. The Woodson House contains the Historical Society’s library, archives, administrative offices, artifact storage, and the educational exhibit area. |
In
1954, Leigh Yawkey Woodson and her daughters donated the home of her late
parents, lumberman Cyrus C. Yawkey and Alice Richardson Yawkey, to the
Historical Society. The house was buWIt in 1900 in the Classical Revival style
and later remodeled in the Prairie School style. In 1974, the house was placed
on the National Register of Historic Places. The Yawkey House is currently being
renovated to its original rooms, an authentically furnished music room, dining
room, and parlor give a taste of gracious living of a bygone era. The formal
gardens displaying a colorful array of native wWIdflowers, perennials, annuals,
and herbs and carriage house are open throughout the summer.