Every place in the world has its history. I could not believe myself that I didn't know much about Eau Claire even though I arrived at the United States earlier than others did. Thanks for the Walking Tour Assignment, you make me know more about the historical buildings around Eau Claire.
Yesterday, I did this assignment together with Hooda and Saintsan. We focused on West Side on Eau Claire which is close to Water Street as we are more familiar with it. Furthermore, we can get more than 5 historic buildings at West Side. So we decided to go there instead of going to Downtown.
Below are all the pictures that I took for my Walking Tour Assignment. Just so you know, a majority of the Historic Buildings will have a information board in front of it. Read it whenever you see a building with a wooden sign board around Eau Claire.
1. The First Baptist Church in Eau Claire
Although I am not Christian, I like the building of churches because of its architectural design. The first Baptist Church in Eau Claire looks like a Dome-like structure.2. Coghlan-Foote Building
Could you believe your eyes? This picture looks like Disneyland!! And I found it at Eau Claire!! Light Blue triangle roofs.. 70% like Disneyland.
3. Adin Randall Statue
Once again, I could not believe my eyes!! We do have statue in Eau Claire!! What are the differences between these two pictures? The first one was taken in Eau Claire Randall Park. The statue is Adin Randall, a person who gave this park to the city of Eau Claire. Whereas the other picture was taken in UW-Madison. It is statue of Lincoln.
4. First Congregation United Church of Christ
This is another tall building in Eau Claire. It makes me recalled my sweet memory in Chicago. This is because Chicago has the tallest skyscraper - SEARS Tower. For this picture, it is the First Congregation United Church of Christ in Eau Claire. For more information and updates regarding the church, please visit HERE . 5. Charles Ingram House
This is one of the Historic Buildings. It is Charles Ingram House, which is built in 1899. It is a significant Colonial Revival style. Why is it called Charles Ingram? Charles Ingram was the son of one of Eau Claire's prominent lumbermen, O.H. Ingram. He held a number of positions in his father's Empire Lumber Company.
To put it in a nutshell, Eau Claire is indeed a nice place to live in. All the historic buildings play a real significant role for the city of Eau Claire. It could be one of the attractions for tourists to visit in Eau Claire. It should be protected and well kept. I am glad to see the historical part of Eau Claire. For sure, I will try to visit the rest sides of the historic locations. This walking tour reminds me that we should have visited Eau Claire first before visiting to other cities or other states in USA.
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ReplyDeletei love yur pictures! haha:)
to tell you the truth, before my walking tour, i always held the idea that eau claire was a tiny new-born city which couldn't has that lot of histories. while, it really surprised me! the walking tour did help me a lot to resee this city.
Actually you have something new. I think it was a good idea to put all your efforts in a limited area so you can cover this it in a nice way.
ReplyDeleteYes!! We have no choice. The best way to get our assignment done is to focus on one area. We did it!! Do you guys like the way I posted?
ReplyDeleteKristen, Thanks.. I put lots of efforts on editing my pictures.. I learned it from my Marketing class.. Learn and apply... that's a way of learning!