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215 PEARL ST

Historic Name:
John Voegle Building
Other Name:
T J's Apparel
Reference Number:
33496

Property Location

Location (Address)
215 PEARL ST
County
La Crosse
City/Village
La Crosse
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1866
Additions
Survey Date
1996
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
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
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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