Property Record
1607 NORTH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Burlington Railroad Clubhouse |
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| Other Name: | Harry Olson Senior Citizen Center |
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| Reference Number: | 33356 |
| Location (Address): | 1607 NORTH ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Additions: | 1951 |
| Survey Date: | 19962016 |
| Historic Use: | house of worship |
| Architectural Style: | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
| 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: | 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. Projecting entrance tower with round arched entrance with arched transom window and round arched belfry openings. Round arched windows with masonry tracery and keystones. Four gabled roof dormers on each side; projecting facade. Bargeboard, steeple has been removed and additions have been added since 1977. The structure was remodeled to appear as a gable roofed church from its original hip roofed two story form in 1951. Some architectural detail remains but much of it has been altered. Originally constructed as the Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad in 1866 as a dormitory for railroad workers. Used as the Evangelical Free Church in 1939. In 1975 it was purchased for use as the Harry Olson Senior Citizen Center. A $103,000 addition built in 1978. Design by Michael Meyers & Kratt, Lachecki, Myers & Solberg. Contractors: Larsen and Joseph Rawlinson. 2016 UPDATE - FRONT GABLE HAS BEEN ALTERED AT TOP WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION, OTHERWISE BUILDING APPEARS TO BE SAME AS WHEN SURVEYED IN 1996. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. James Adkins, Harry J. Olson Multi Purpose and Senior Citizen Center, 1979-1980. ARC Murpy Library, university of Wisconsin-La Crosse. B. La Crosse Republican-Leader, 26 July 1887. C. La Crosse Tribune, 27 November 1975, 28 May 1978. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |