NE corner Cass and West Ave. S | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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NE corner Cass and West Ave. S

Architecture and History Inventory
NE corner Cass and West Ave. S | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Water Bubbler
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:132638
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):NE corner Cass and West Ave. S
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
Additions:
Survey Date:2004
Historic Use:other
Architectural Style:NA (unknown or not a building)
Structural System:
Wall Material:
Architect: James Foundary
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Listed as a city historic site with 36 other identical bubblers throughout the city.

2005:
This cast iron bubbler is a drinking fountain which wasa made for the city at the James Foundry ca. 1920. It has bas-relief designs on the sides of the rounded, bulbous pedestal, with a bowl on top for the water to bubble into.
Bibliographic References:Architecture/History Survey 2005: Barbara Koolman, Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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