Property Record
1015 - 1019 JOHN FLYNN DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | DUPLEX |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 238735 |
| Location (Address): | 1015 - 1019 JOHN FLYNN DR |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1959 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | duplex |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Schuh Homes (1305 St. James Street) The La Crosse Housing Authority's first public low rent housing development was completed in 1959. Designed by local architect Robert Hackner of Hackner, Schroeder and Associates, the project was located near St. James and George streets. The development consisted of 74 units, brick one or two story duplexes with one to five buildings; the majority being two bedroom units.46 According to a history of the La Crosse Housing Authority, Hackner encouraged the Authority to "go beyond the standards set by the federal government" and design buildings to last, with features such as the brick construction and asphalt roof tiles. Hackner, it was noted, would go on to develop regional expertise in public housing projects. Because of the advent of public housing in the post-World War II era in La Crosse and indeed in the nation, public housing neighborhoods such as Schuh Homes gained significance. Schuh Homes retains a high degree of integrity with original designs intact, street layout and the later addition of the adjacent Mullen Homes and the Margaret Annett Center, this development may be considered National Register eligible under criterion A for its historical significance as an early and well designed housing development in La Crosse. THIS BUILDING IS AN EXAMPLE OF A ONE STORY, SIDE GABLED DUPLEX. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Hessel, Susan. We Need a Roof Over Our Heads: The Story of the La Crosse Housing Authority, La Crosse WI, The La Crosse Housing Authority, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |