Waldemar Ager House

Waldemar Ager House (HM1GHY)

Location: Eau Claire, WI 54703 Eau Claire County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 48.949', W 91° 30.853'

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— City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission —

Historic Building

Brady Anderson built this Queen Anne style house between 1892 and 1894. Waldemar Ager lived in the house from 1903 until his death in 1941. Ager was an influential Norwegian-American author and editor. He wrote many novels, short stories and essays. He also wrote editorial pieces for his newspaper, Reform, a Norwegian-language Prohibitionist newspaper. The house also is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.



Designated October Ninth

Two Thousand




Friends of Libraries U.S.A.

Literary Landmarks Register

Waldermar Ager House

Home of Waldermar Ager from 1901 until his death in 1941. Here he wrote five novels and seven collections of short fiction. Designated a Literary Landmark by Friends of Libraries USA.

Friends of the

L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

May 17, 1999
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HM NumberHM1GHY
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByThe City of Eau Claire Landmark Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 1:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 617477 N 4963564
Decimal Degrees44.81581667, -91.51421667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 48.949', W 91° 30.853'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 48' 56.94" N, 91° 30' 51.18" W
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Area Code(s)715
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 566-598 W Madison St, Eau Claire WI 54703, US
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