1407 La Crosse St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1407 La Crosse St.

Architecture and History Inventory
1407 La Crosse St. | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Civil War Monument
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:245663
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1407 La Crosse St.
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1913
Additions:
Survey Date:2023
Historic Use:cemetery monument
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stone - Unspecified
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Oak Grove Cemetery
National Register Listing Date:12/11/2023
State Register Listing Date:8/18/2023
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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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RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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