Property Record
1 OKTOBERFEST STRASSE (2ND/LA CROSSE STS)
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | OKTOBERFEST GROUNDS |
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| Reference Number: | 238840 |
| Location (Address): | 1 OKTOBERFEST STRASSE (2ND/LA CROSSE STS) |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1961 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | small office building |
| Architectural Style: | French Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Wood |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | THE OKTOBERFEST OFFICE BUILDING IS A TWO STORY WOOD FRAME BUILDING WHICH HOLDS THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE FOR OKTOBERFEST, INC. THE OKTOBERFEST CELEBRATION WHICH STARTED IN 1961 HAS BECOME A LA CROSSE TRADITION FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE GROUNDS ARE MOSTLY OPEN PAVEMENT AND LOTS WHERE A VARIETY OF FESTIVALS, INCLUDING OKTOBERFEST, JAZZ FEST, IRISH FEST, AND OTHERS ARE CELEBRATED ANNUALLY. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |