Property Record
NE Corner, Island Street & Rose Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | 15th Ward Voting Booth |
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| Reference Number: | 241381 |
| Location (Address): | NE Corner, Island Street & Rose Street |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Survey Date: | 2020 |
| Historic Use: | government office/other |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Surveyed 2020 by HRL for an Amtrak Project.... Oriented on a north/south axis and immediately west of the Rose Street Viaduct over the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks, this is a small, one-story structure constructed of rusticated concrete blocks and sheltered with a standing seam metal, gable-on-hip roof. The truncated gabled peaks are sheathed with metal sheets embellished with a brick-like pattern. A single door is at the south end of the east side wall, to the right (north) of which is a large window as is a large single window centered on the south endwall. A series of seven, small windows are regularly placed on the west side wall. All windows have heavy concrete sills. Notably associated with the windows on the west wall is a heavy head that extends the length of the building. The building was the 15th Ward voting location from 1922 to 1968. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |