Property Record
228 S 5TH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | La Crosse Aerie No. 1254, Fraternal Order of Eagles |
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| Other Name: | The Eagles Club |
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| Reference Number: | 32306 |
| Location (Address): | 228 S 5TH AVE |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1935 |
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| Additions: | 1936 |
| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | country club |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Decorative brick work articulates surface around windows and cornice line; projecting one bay entrance with pressed concrete columns with eagle sculpture above cornice; belt courses divide surface horizontally. Free standing structure. 1996- "Social: Two story, brick structure with modem, brick veneer around new windows and doors, only one glass block window intact and one story, brick addition to rear; "1905/1935" is inscribed in cornerstone--"Fraternal Order of Eagles (Aerie 1254)" - "La Crosse North/South Transportation Corridor", WisDOT ID #5991-04-00, Prepared by Heritage Research, Ltd. (1996). 2017 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) City Directories. (B) La Crosse Tribune, 1 November 1935, 16 May 1937, 17 May 1937. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |