Property Record
1004-1006 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Levi Strass House |
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| Reference Number: | 33176 |
| Location (Address): | 1004-1006 MAIN ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1859 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Board |
| Architect: | Levi Strass |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Paired brackets and dentil trim under the projecting eaves of the main structure; two story enclosed porches added at front and rear with brackets and dentil trim under the eaves; bracketed hip roofed door hoods on north side; plain rectangular windows; board and batten hip roofed carriage house at the rear. #650: Carriage House (60-32). Although altered by the adddition and by added porches through the years, the Strass house has retained a great deal of its early Italianate architectural character. 2017 UPDATE - THIS HOUSE IS NOW CLAD IN YELLOW VINYL SIDING, LOSS OF INTEGRITY |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Dr. L. Crocker, Department of Art, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. B. La Crosse City Tax Records. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |