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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 215 PEARL ST |
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| County | La Crosse |
| City/Village | La Crosse |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1866 |
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| Additions | |
| Survey Date | 1996 |
| Historic Use | large retail building |
| Architectural Style | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System | Unknown |
| Wall Material | Brick |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | Moulded projecting brick cornice; triangular pediment shaped stone window heads with corbeled ends; moulded brick secondary cornice above the store front; iron pilasters wth decorative capitals frame the recessed entrance. Minor alteration of store front has occurred. Similar to the two adjacent stores at 211 and 213 Pearl also constructed by John Voegle, the east three bay structure used first as a grocery storne and later in the 1880s by George Bishop as a sample room is significant as the earliest known commercial structure in the city. The earliest part of the Boegle Block. Two remaining sections at 213 and 211 Pearl Street constructed in 1868 and 1874, respectively. Cast iron storefront added in the 1870s. John Voegle was a grocer. |
| Bibliographic References | City of La Crosse Tax Record, 1864-1896. La Crosse City Directory, (La Crosse: L.P.Phillippi Co. 1888, 1895). Pratt and Owen, La Crosse Illustrated (La Crosse: Art Publishing Co., 1887; Reprint: 1978)p. 31. Dr. L. Crocker, On Architecture La Crosse (WI) Tribune, May 21, 1978. LACROSSE TRIBUNE 12/15/1994. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | La Crosse Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Sep 02, 1994 |
| State Register Listing Date | Oct 08, 1993 |
| Contributing | Yes |
| Additional Documentation | Apr 22, 2016 |
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