Eau Claire’s Third Ward Neighborhood

Geography:

Northern Boundary: Harding Ave and Lake Street

Eastern Boundary: Putnam Park

Southern Boundary: Putnam Park

Western Boundary: UW-Eau Claire campus

The Third Ward is surrounded on three sides by a river bluff. To the East and South of the Third Ward, that bluff is part of Putnam Park, a 105-acre state wildlife preserve located in the heart of the city. Little Niagara Creek runs through Putnam Park, through the UW-EC campus (under Phillips Hall), and eventually empties into the Chippewa River. The park itself is owned by UW-Eau Claire, which borders the Third Ward to the West.

Demmler Park is a city park located in the Third Ward. Demmler Park has new playground equipment (on sand), a softball field, a pavilion and warming hut, and skating rink in winter.

Because of its natural beauty and its proximity to the university, the Third Ward is a very desirable neighborhood. It also doesn’t hurt that the Third Ward probably has the highest concentration of historic homes of any neighborhood in the city. Nineteenth-century lumber magnates seemed to favor the neighborhood, and many of their homes remain intact or have been restored.

But there is a wide array of homes in the Third ward, from 3-story, 4000+ square foot mansions like the one pictured above to 2-bedroom bungalows. There have even been several new homes built in the last year. If you are interested in historic homes in a neighborhood that is centrally located to UW-EC and downtown, check out the Third Ward!

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