936 WINNEBAGO ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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936 WINNEBAGO ST

Architecture and History Inventory
936 WINNEBAGO ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:St. Wenceslaus Church
Other Name:Viterbo College Church
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Reference Number:33802
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):936 WINNEBAGO ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1914
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Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house of worship
Architectural Style:Romanesque Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect: Parkinson and Dockendorf
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Creme brick church structure with gable roof, large rose window, domed tower and round arched stained glass windows. Sculptured and stepped gable end with large rose window with circular tracery; smooth elevations broken by capped slender brick pilasters; round arched windows with tracery; square tower on east front with long corner pilasters placed on a brick base with belfry in the upper story and dome at the top with round arched openings; pressed concrete three portal entrance with round arched center entrance; round bay on east side; stained glass windows.

Wenceslaus is significant as the only early 20th century modern interpretation of the Romanesque style in the city of La Crosse. Wenceslaus' congregation has been disbanded. The church is presently used by the nearby Viterbo college as its students chapel.

Western Construction Co. (formerly Molzahn & Lyons -Masons) contractors.
Bibliographic References:(A) The Three Jubilees 1873-1948, St. Wenceslaus Parish (R.P. 1948). p. 3. (B) La Crosse Tribune, 12 April 1915, 28 Nov 1916.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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