Property Record
1407 La Crosse St.
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Civil War Monument |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 245663 |
Location (Address): | 1407 La Crosse St. |
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County: | La Crosse |
City: | La Crosse |
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Year Built: | 1913 |
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Survey Date: | 2023 |
Historic Use: | cemetery monument |
Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Oak Grove Cemetery |
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National Register Listing Date: | 12/11/2023 |
State Register Listing Date: | 8/18/2023 |
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Additional Information: | Located in Section 32 of Oak Grove Cemetery, this memorial to area veterans of the Civil War was constructed in 1913 (the sculptor or monument firm responsible for the work is unknown). The monument faces southeast, is composed of gray granite, and consists of a statue of an approximately life-size Union soldier atop a large, tapered, three-tiered base of rusticated granite. The uniformed soldier is depicted at ease, facing straight ahead, and holding an upturned rifle. A smooth stone panel in the southeast face of the base reads, “IN MEMORY OF OUR DECEASED COMRADES / 1861-1865 / ERECTED BY WILSON COLWELL POST NO.38 / G.A.R.” Two 1,200-pound brass Civil War era cannons flank the monument; these were installed in their current locations in 1916. Behind (northwest) of the monument are four uniform rows of small stone tablets marking veterans’ burials. |
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Bibliographic References: |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |