Property Record
800 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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| Reference Number: | 238877 |
| Location (Address): | 800 MAIN ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1967 |
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| Additions: | 1980 1995 |
| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THE LA CROSSE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A TWO STORY, BRICK, FLAT ROOFED CONTEMPORARY STYLE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN SECTIONS OVER THE YEARS. THE ORIGINAL SECTION WAS BUILT IN 1967. WITH A BEQUETHMENT FROM THE SWARTHOUT SISTERS, AN 18,000 SF ADDITION WAS MADE IN 1980 AT THE EAST END OF THE LIBRARY, HOUSING A SMALL MUSEUM SPACE AND LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS. IN 1995 ANOTHER MAJOR ADDITION WAS DONE, ADDING A SECOND STORY TO THE SWARTHOUT MUSEUM SPACE, AND A SECOND STORY TO THE SOUTH. THIS LIBRARY SERVES AS THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE LA CROSSE LIBRARY SYSTEM. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |