Property Record
1631 PINE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | MURPHY LIBRARY |
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| Other Name: | UW-La Crosse, LAC 0012, 0012A |
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| Reference Number: | 238809 |
| Location (Address): | 1631 PINE ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1969 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| Additional Information: | Murphy Library was built as a two story, flat roofed brick and concrete building to house the campus library, cost of $2.5 million. In 1995, a large addition was added to the building, nearly doubling the square footage, adding computer labs, more space for the Special Collections Archives, and a coffee shop was added to the first floor. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |