Property Record
205 - 207 E Blackhawk Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Panka Building |
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| Other Name: | Post Office Block |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 147515 |
| Location (Address): | 205 - 207 E Blackhawk Ave |
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| County: | Crawford |
| City: | Prairie du Chien |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 200720192023 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Blackhawk Avenue Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/22/2025 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/25/2025 |
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| Additional Information: | . |
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| Bibliographic References: | Datestone on building; “New Post Office Building,” The Courier (Prairie du Chien, WI), 18 August 1914, 4; “Post Office Building Nearing Completion,” The Courier, 3 November 1914, 1; “Post Office to be Moved Sunday,” The Courier, 26 January 1915, 5. The original tenants included the post office on the east side and the Muller Shoe Store on the west. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |