Property Record
1801 West Ave S
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Badger Corrugating Company |
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| Reference Number: | 34729 |
| Location (Address): | 1801 West Ave S |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962024 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| 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: | Two-story industrial-retail building with facade articulated by capped brick piers dividing facade, and a triangular shaped pediment at the top of the facade. Pediment appears to have been added to original structure. Badger Co. emblem plaque in center of pediment. 2024: Facade has some replacement windows and some are filled with brick or sheet metal. The building was purchased by the Badger Corrugating Company in 1919. At that time, renovations were made to the building, including raising the roof and constructing a second story office at the northwest corner (subject building). |
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| Bibliographic References: | 2024: “Our History,” Badger, accessed November 15, 2024, https://www.badgerlax.com/our-history/. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |