608-612 KING ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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608-612 KING ST

Architecture and History Inventory
608-612 KING ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:J.J. Cole House
Other Name:Mc Donald Apartments
Contributing:
Reference Number:32996
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):608-612 KING ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1902
Additions:
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Two-story hip roofed apartment house with plain projecting cornice, dentil trim under the cornice, two-story round tower on west corner and flat straight stone lintels at front. Segmental arched windows in side elevations. Combined three-sided and rectangular two-story bays project from front facade. Two-story rear frame porch. Open porch with brick piers has been added. Stucture recently renovated. Similar to 600 King St.

This apartment house incorporated the brick house previously on the site, which remains visible on the east side of the building.

2017 UPDATE - BUILDING APPEARS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS WHEN IT WAS LAST SURVEYED IN 1996.
Bibliographic References:A. La Crosse Chronicle, 4 July 1903, 6 September 1903, 22 September 1903.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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