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1720 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1720 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Trempealeau County Courthouse
Other Name:Trempealeau County Courthouse
Contributing:
Reference Number:51924
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1720 MAIN ST
County:Trempealeau
City:Whitehall
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions: 1884 1911
Survey Date:1981
Historic Use:courthouse
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1981
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:The original courthouse is now only one wing of the current courthouse complex, and, as such, is of little individual architectural significance aside from its cornice and other detailing.

See "Whitehall History" section for details of teh Trempealeau County Courthouse "War" which finally locates the Trempealeau County Seat in Whitehall.

2013 DOT survey found building gone- further research indicates it was demolished in 1981.
Bibliographic References:A. Field Observation. B. Mrs. Will Rogers, unpublished chronological history of Whitehall and the Whitehall Times, 1940. C. "Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Centennial, 1848-1948" D. Curti, Merle. "The History of Trempealeau County." “History of Trempealeau County,” typed Manuscript dated January 1992 contained in Local History Room, Whitehall Public Library, Whitehall, WI. “Architecture and History Survey: USH 53” WHS project number 13-0879/TR. November 2013. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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