LaCrosse Commercial Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

LaCrosse Commercial Historic District

LaCrosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Listed
September 1, 1994
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
94001064

About this property

The La Crosse Commercial Historic District is located in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It includes over ninety contributing structures, mostly 2-3 story commercial brick buildings constructed from the 1860s to the 1940s. The district is roughly bounded by Jay Street, Second Street South, State Street, and Fifth Avenue South. Some of the notable contributing properties include the 1866 Voegle grocery and saloon, the 1870 Italianate Solberg grocery store, the 1894 Romanesque/Queen Anne Rehfuss dry goods building, the 1903 Chicago school Doerflinger department store, the 1920 Neoclassical Rivoli building and theatre, and the 1940 Moderne Hoeschler Exchange building. The district currently contains numerous bars and restaurants. Downtown La Crosse once had the Guinness Book record with the most bars/nightclubs located on one street, which was Third Street. The area also includes other shops, offices, and residential spaces. The NRHP listed Freight House is located two blocks north of the historic district.

Location

LaCrosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
43.81242, -91.25210

Categories

COMMERCEARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was LaCrosse Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register?

LaCrosse Commercial Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1994.

What type of historic resource is LaCrosse Commercial Historic District?

LaCrosse Commercial Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for LaCrosse Commercial Historic District?

The period of significance for LaCrosse Commercial Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1866.

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