La Crosse Commercial Historic District | |
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Location | Downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 43°48′44″N 91°15′8″W / 43.81222°N 91.25222°W |
Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
Architect | Schick, Hugo, et al.; Stoltz, Gustway, et al. |
Architectural style | Classic Revival, Romanesque, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 94001064 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 2, 1994 |
The La Crosse Commercial Historic District is located in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It includes over ninety contributing structures, mostly 2-3 story commercial brick buildings constructed from the 1860s to the 1940s. The district is roughly bounded by Jay Street, Second Street South, State Street, and Fifth Avenue South. [2]
Some of the notable contributing properties include [2] the 1866 Voegle grocery and saloon, [3] the 1870 Italianate Solberg grocery store, [4] the 1894 Romanesque/ Queen Anne Rehfuss dry goods building, [5] the 1903 Chicago school Doerflinger department store, [6] the 1920 Neoclassical Rivoli building and theatre, [7] and the 1940 Moderne Hoeschler Exchange building. [8]
The district currently contains numerous bars and restaurants. Downtown La Crosse once had the Guinness Book record with the most bars/nightclubs located on one street, which was Third Street. [9][ better source needed] The area also includes other shops, offices, and residential spaces.
The NRHP listed Freight House is located two blocks north of the historic district. [10]
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