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714 CASS ST

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714 CASS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CYPHUS MARTINDALE-GASPARD HOUSE
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Reference Number:29527
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):714 CASS ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1859
Additions: 1860
Survey Date:19962012
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Early Gothic Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Board and Batten
Architect: C.K. MARTINDALE
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A board and batten example of the popular mid-19th century Gothic Revival style, the Martindale Cottage is picturesquely irregular in shape. Steeply pitched roof; gingerbread bargeboards; moulded window heads; projecting window cornices on west side; decked, front open balustraded porch with scroll brackets and carved square posts; gable roofed rear roof dormer; shed roofed additions on west and rear sides; property surrounded by iron fence.

Built in 1859 by Cyprus Martindale, a pioneer druggist, and sold to the Gaspard family in 1885, the board and batten Martindale Cottage is the best example of the few remaining Gothic Revival cottages in La Crosse.

Constructed in 1859-60 to replace double house burned in fire in early November 1859.

1996- "Although noted in 1983 to have been one of the best remaining Gothic Revival cottages in La Crosse, this two story residence has since seen major alterations. Built in 1854-1859 and historically known as the Cyphus Martindale-Gaspard House, this essentially side gable residence has a prominent, intersecting front gable wing projection. The house's entrance configuration suggests that a hip roof porch probably used to continue around the entire wing projection, but today only wraps aound the north and west walls, due to an enclosed porch addition at the northeast comer. Bracing the hip roof porch are square pilaster-like supports with what appears to be applied scroll trim; the gable peak carries a scrolled bargeboard. Aside from the front addition, a gabled rear wing extends from the south wall. The entire structure is sheathed with aluminum siding, and the windows throughout are modem."
- "La Crosse North/South Transportation Corridor", WisDOT ID #5991-04-00, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (1996).
Bibliographic References:(A) Dr. L. Crocker, "A Preliminary List of Buildings in the City of La Crosse with Significant Architectural Value." 1977 (B) La Crosse City Tax Records, 1858-1860. (C) Harold Weisse, La Crosse County Historical Sketches, Series 5, 1940. (D) LACROSSE TRIBUNE 6/12/1994. A. La Crosse Union & Democrat, 24 November 1859, 25 March 1860. B. La Crosse Democrat, 19 September 1871. C. La Crosse Daily Union, 13 November 1859. D. La Crosse Tribune, 18 January 1959.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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