Property Record
221 S 11TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DR. HERBERT H. CHASE HOUSE |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 29075 |
| Location (Address): | 221 S 11TH ST |
|---|---|
| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1913 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Stucco |
| Architect: | Percy Bentley and Otto Merman |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Chase, Dr. H. H., and Henry G. Wohlhuter Bungalows |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | 6/30/1983 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Chase, Dr. Herbert H., House; Wohlhuter, Henry G., House'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Window band visually compressed between broad "airplane" roof and overhang and the clapboard covered area below the windows and stuccoed exterior. Vertical projecting piers and the large outside wall chimney break the horizontal line; leaded glass in geometric design storm windows; side entrance. Contemporary with and essentially identical in plan, except reversed, with the adjacent Wohlhuter House, Percy Bentley and Merman architectural firm designed the twin houses in 1913. As a model for many builders of vernacular Priairie School styled residences in the area, the Chase House is a significant example of a modest design by Percy Bentley, a local architect noted for his Prairie School work in La Crosse. Henry Drake was the builder. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | A. City of La Crosse Tax Records, A.R.C. Murphy Library University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. A. La Crosse Leader Press, 6 May 1912. B. La Crosse City Tax Records, UW-La Crosse, ARC. B. H. Allen Brooks, The Prairie School (New York: W.W. Norton, 1972). pp. 266-267. C. H. Allen Brooks, "Percy Dwight Bentley at La Crosse, "The Priaire School Review, Vol. IX No. 3 1972. LACROSSE TRIBUNE 5/28/1995. Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976). |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |