1200-1202 CALEDONIA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1200-1202 CALEDONIA ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1200-1202 CALEDONIA ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Willing Dry Goods
Other Name:Hardware Hank
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:33591
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1200-1202 CALEDONIA ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Direction:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1891
Additions:
Survey Date:19962016
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Caledonia Street Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/14/2022
State Register Listing Date:2/19/2021
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A seven bay building of which four were constructed in 1891 with projecting bracketed metal cornice with dentil trim and pressed panel ornament on front and south elevation; triangular pediment shaped white stone flat window heads with incised rosettes; stone water table; store front has been completely altered from the original; free-standing structure. Windows and side doors partially filled in.

2016 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS MUCH THE SAME AS WHEN IT WAS LAST SURVEYED IN 1996.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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