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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 125 N 4TH ST |
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| County | La Crosse |
| City/Village | La Crosse |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1901 |
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| Additions | 1928, 1920 |
| Survey Date | 1996 |
| Historic Use | telephone/telegraph building |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | H.g. Esser |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. EAST PROJECTING ENTRANCE IS AN ADDITION. Builder was Joseph and Frank Schwalbe. This beige brick two-story structure has notable moulded terra cotta ornament including door surrounds, projecting cornice, a bank emblem held by a lion resting on the cornice over the north entrance, and doric columns supporting the entablature and balcony above the east entrance. |
| Bibliographic References | L.P. Philippi, PHILIPPI ART SOUVENIR (LA Crosse: Philippi Publishing Co., 1904; Reprint; 1978), p 98. A. Sanford and H. Hirshheimer, A HISTORY OF LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 1841-1900, (La Crosse: La Crosse County Historical Society, 1951), p. 211. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Wisconsin Telephone Company Building |
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| National Register Listing Date | Mar 07, 1985 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
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