Property Record
608 S 11TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | THE BISHOP'S HOUSE |
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| Other Name: | Franciscan Skemp Healthcare |
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| Reference Number: | 29619 |
| Location (Address): | 608 S 11TH ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1877 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | religious residence |
| Architectural Style: | Second Empire |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | J. LEINFELDER |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Essentially a Victorian house with a straight sided mansard roof, the two-story cubic shaped red brick house was constructed by Joseph Leinfelder on an elevated foundation in 1877 for Bishop Heiss of the Catholich Diocese. Straight sided mansard roof with dentil trim and paired brackets under the eaves; segmental arched dormer windows framed by colonettes; arched, long paired and triple windows with moulded stone window hoods wtih articulated keystones; similar door hood over side lighted entrance with altered entrance door; cast iron balconies visually supported by brackets under the upper story windows. Rear and side gable roofed additions (side structure attached to house appears to be a small chapel). The electric Bishop's House, exhibiting the transition between the Italianate and the Second Empire styles, shows the tendance of builders after the Civil War to select ideas from a variety of sources readily available through books and periodicals, and is the best preserved representative of the Second Empire influence in the city. The bishop's residence illustrates the importance of La Crosse as a center of Catholic institutions. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) La Crosse Tribune 6/12/1994. (B) C.W. Butterfield, history of La Crosse County (Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881; Reprint: 1977) p. 771. (C) Photograph: Philippi Publishing Co., 1904; Reprint: 1978) p. 81. (D) La Crosse Republican Leader 4/8/1877; 5/8/1877; 7/30/1877. (E) La Crosse Liberal Democrat 4/20/1877' 12/1/1877. (F) "The Catholic Church in La Crosse," In Golden Jubilee, St. John's Parish, La Crosse: St. John's Church, 1938. Booklet, La Crosse Public Library. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |