In the book Crescent Moon, Jeremy Calahan talks about the large houses of the rich lumber mill owners in Eau Claire. Below you can see some of those and other famous homes as they look now.
 

The Charles Ingram house was built in 1899. Charles Ingram was the son of O.H. Ingram, one of the most prominent of Eau Claire's lumber mill owners. He ran the Empire Lumber Company. Photo credit: P. Solfest 2002

 

The John Pinkum House was built in 1859 and almost completely rebuilt in 1889. John Pinkum was a partner in the Empire Lumber Company. Photo credit: P. Solfest 2002

This large house was built by David Drummond in 1888. The house was called "Oakwood" and had electric lights and an elevator. Mr. Drummond made his fortune by selling meat to the lumber camps. He later founded the Drummond Meat Packing Plant. Photo credit: P. Solfest 2002

This house is the A. A. Cutter house. It was built in 1888 by Cutter. Mr. Cutter made boots for the lumberjacks. Photo credit: P. Solfest 2002