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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 1639 PROSPECT ST |
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| County | La Crosse |
| City/Village | La Crosse |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1888 |
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| Additions | 1891 |
| Survey Date | 1996,2016 |
| Historic Use | lodging-hotel |
| Architectural Style | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System | Unknown |
| Wall Material | Brick |
| Architect | William Parker |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments |
Short square tower on south end of facade; decorative shingles in the cross gable; segmental arched long windows; freize board along the roof line; hip roofed rear extension; gable roofed one bay open entrance added to structure. Built by the businessmen and lumberman, Hiram Goddard, the old hotel, also known as the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Hotel around the turn of the century, is one of the few architectural representatives of the 19th century railroad era remaining in North La Crosse. Unfortunately, although still possible to restore, the structure has lost significance by neglect and removal of architectural details through the years. The 1906 Sanborn-Perris Map shows a one-story porch running the width of the building on the Prospect side. 2016 UPDATE - THE GODDARD HOTEL APPEARS TO BE THE SAME AS WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996 Addition constructed in 1891. |
| Bibliographic References | A. La Crosse City and County Directory (La Crosse: L.P. Philippi Co., 1841, 1845, 1897. B. Judith Tatarek, "The Goddard Hotel Also Known as the C.B. and Q Hotel," (unpublished paper, ARC Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1983. LACROSSE TRIBUNE 5/14/1995. D. La Crosse Republican Leader, 9 July 1888, 17 August 1888, 26 December 1891. E. La Crosse Chronicle, 4 December 1888, 16 Spetember 1891, 21 April 1892. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Not Listed |
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