Property Record
117-121 S 4TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Odd Fellows Temple |
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| Other Name: | Odd Fellows Temple/Metro Sports |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 32203 |
| Location (Address): | 117-121 S 4TH ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1887 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | social recreational/fraternal hall |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | La Crosse Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/2/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/8/1993 |
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| Additional Information: | Series of arched second story windows ornamented by curvilinear moulded white window heads with articulated keystone with incised rosettes. Similar arch formation over groups of windows in third story (now all filled in). Symbols of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows under the main arch in the upper story, white stone accents. Store completely altered from the original. Constructed in 1887, the Odd Fellows Temple adds to the architectural variety of 19th century commercial structures in La Crosse as a representative of polychromatic Victorian architecture flavored by the Romanesque Revival. However, much of the character has been lost by alteration of the roof line and store front. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Sanborn maps, 1884, 1887, 1906 B. La Crosse Daily Press, 4 July 1891 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |