1414 CASS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1414 CASS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1414 CASS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Henry Esperson House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:34806
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1414 CASS ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1887
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: William Parker
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Cass and King Street Residential Historic District
National Register Listing Date:11/7/1997
State Register Listing Date:4/22/1997
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Intersecting gable roofs; front gable roof projects over second story three-sided facade with large brackets at the gable ends; two-story pedimented gable roofed rectangular bay on east side; two-sided partially screened porch with cut-out balusters, spindles and turned post supports; pedimented gable roofed porte cochere; decorative shingles in band around house at second floor level; outside wall chimney; enclosed west porch; lower rear gable roofed extension; double leafed entrance door.

Built in 1886-1887 by Henry Esperson and later owned by Henry Gund and Joseph B. Funke, this house is important as a well maintained example of later 19th century residential architecture in La Crosse influenced by the Queen Anne Revival style.

Stone work: John Benson.
Wood work: William Gobel.
Bibliographic References:(A) La Crosse Tribune 2 February 1982. (B) La Crosse City Directory, 1884-1890. (C) La Crosse City Tax Records, UW-La Crosse, ARC, 1857-1918. (D) La Crosse Chronicle, 19 March 1887, 25 March 1887, 25 March 1887. (E) La Crosse Tribune, 9 March 1969. (F) Pres award-by Joe Helfrick, 1982.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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