Property Record
1820 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Synagogue, Sons of Abraham |
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| Other Name: | Synagogue, Sons of Abraham |
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| Reference Number: | 33259 |
| Location (Address): | 1820 MAIN ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1947 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | church |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Boyum, Schubert and Sorensen |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Exhibiting the smooth surfaces and cubic shape of the modern styles, the brick temple structure has a recessed facade in the central block designed to create a covered entrance for the synagogue. Features include: Beige brick; moderne structure composed of geometric blocks; recessed area in front block creates open vestibule for double leaf entrance door. Built by a significant Jewish population present in La Crosse since the early days of settlement, the sons of Abraham Synagogue was designed by a local architectural firm Boyum, Schubert, and Sorensen and constructed in 1947. 2017 UPDATE - BUILDING APPEARS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS WHEN IT WAS LAST SURVEYED IN 1996. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. La Crosse City Directory, 1942-1950. B. Sanborn-Perris Map, City of La Crosse, 1954. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |