823 ADAMS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

823 ADAMS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
823 ADAMS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:32833
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):823 ADAMS ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1876
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Side Gabled
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Cornice returns in gable end front cross gable with corner returned and oculus. Dentil trimmed door hood. Segmental arched windows with radiating brick voussoirs. Double-leafed door. Shed roof rear dormer. One-story gabled rear addition.

"-City Tax Records: (E.S. Smith's Add. Blk. 8 Lot 96)
1871-1875 $120 August Heideman
1876 $345 "
1877 $375 "
1878 $375 "

-House appears on 1876 Birds-eye view of La Crosse. Seems to be drawn as a frame structure, not brick.

-1873 City Directory:
August Heideman, brick layer, r Ninth cor Adams

-1888 City Directory:
August Heideman, a resident since 1870. Drick and plastering contractor and builder. Office at his residence, 823 Adams."
-from Joan Rausch Collection, index cards on La Crosse properties.
Bibliographic References:A. La Crosse City Tax Records, UW-La Crosse, Area Research Center, 1857-1918. B. Birds Eye View Map of La Crosse, 1876. C. La Crosse City Directories, 1873, 1888.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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