Water Street Historic District

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The Eau Claire Water Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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Community House, First Congregational Church

Community House, First Congregational Church is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was built in the Prairie School architectural style in 1914. On July 18, 1974, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural significance.

Church School

Steven House

The Steven House is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Fire Station Landmark

Owen Park

Owen Park is an 11-acre parcel of land that stretches along the west bank of the Chippewa River from Lake Street to Water Street. Adjacent to the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire on one end, it is only a block away from downtown Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on the other.

Lake Park

Schofield Hall

Schofield Hall is the main administrative building of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. It houses a variety of different administrative offices, including the university's admissions office. It is located on Garfield Avenue, directly across from the UW-Eau Claire footbridge that links the Water Street side of campus to lower campus. The building is named after Harvey Schofield, the first President of what was then called Eau Claire State Normal School. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its educational significance in 1983.

Fairground Theater

Sarge Boyd Bandshell

The Sarge Boyd Bandshell of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, as home to the city's oldest community musical organization, has played a significant role in the cultural development of the entire Chippewa Valley. The structure was designed by city engineer Alexander Garnock for the purpose of showcasing the Eau Claire Municipal Band. Although its official name is the Donald I. "Sarge" Boyd Bandshell, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 as the Owen Park Bandshell.

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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 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.