Tanner-Egbert House
403 Summit
1892, Victorian Stick Style

Built in 1892, this home was owned for many years by Henry F. Tanner. Early records of Tanner maintain that he worked in the lumbering business for several years first as a scaler in the Pioneer furniture company and later as a “lumberman.” Tanner later worked several other jobs in Eau Claire. In 1899, he was a collector for CH Dunn and in 1901 a shipping clerk. By 1908, he’d become a janitor for the 3rd Ward school.
During much of his life at the home he took in boarders. Often, these boarders were traveling salesmen. By 1920, ownership of the house had passed to another family.  
Another owner did not figure prominently into the house’s history until 1945, when Clifton, who worked in insurance, and his wife Mary Ellen Egbert, became owners of the home, owning the house until 1984, when ownership of the house again transferred to another party.
The house is a Victorian Stick Style and features ornate woodwork and original hardwood floors inside the home. Visitors will find a butler’s buzzer in the dining room along with the Egbert’s dining room set. In 1935, the home’s entire interior was remodeled to add bathrooms and other plumbing. On the exterior, the front porch was removed. There have been few modifications to the house since that time.