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Not only significant as well preserved industrial structure that has maintained exceptional integrity, the Segelke-Kohlhaus building is significant also as part of the historic Segelke-Kohlhaus complex in the Waterfront District.
Company began in 1857, as Segelke and Sack. After the death of Sack in 1859, the firm was operated under the partnership of Jacob Kohlhaus, John Kutzbursky, and Charles Segelke. The company manufactured sash, doors, blinds, and other material including hard wood floors, stairs, stair railing, newel posts, and balistrades. The business territory included Wisconsin, Minnesota the Dakotas, Illinois and Iowa. The company went bankrupt in the 1950s.
Charles Segelke and Jacob Kolhaus established themselves in the door and sash business in 1863. La Crosse was at that time, a lumber milling center and the Segelke-Kohlaus firm took advantage of the large supply of available lumber resources at La Crosse. The firm was one of the more important concerns in a city of many industries. Pre-fabricated building materials put the firm out of business after a century of operations.
Original office building constructed in 1899 by local contractor James Rawlinson. Addition in 1912 designed by Parkinson and Dockendorff for corporate offices and for the finishing and glazing departments.
Adjacent plant and factory buildings demolished in 1989 and in 1995.
2017 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996.
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