Property Record
421 6TH ST S
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | STOKKE TOWER |
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| Reference Number: | 238848 |
| Location (Address): | 421 6TH ST S |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1968 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | apartment/condominium |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
| Structural System: | Reinforced Concrete |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | ROBERT HACKNER OF HACKNER, SCHROEDER AND ASSOCIATES, LA CROSSE, WI |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | STOKKE TOWER IS A 10 STORY BRICK AND CONCRETE, CONTEMPORARY STYLE BUILDING DESIGNED FOR SENIOR APARTMENT HOUSING, PAID FOR BY THE LA CROSSE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY ROBERT HACKNER OF HACKNER, SCHROEDER AND ASSOCIATES OF LA CROSSE, WI. ROBERT HACKNER ENDED UP DESIGNING MANY OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING HIGH RISES AND FAMILY HOUSING NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE LA CROSSE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN THE 1960S AND '70S. THIS WAS THE SECOND PUBLIC HOUSING HIGH RISE BUILT IN LA CROSSE (THE FIRST WAS THE 9 STORY STOFFEL COURT AT 333 7TH ST S, BUILT IN 1963-64). |
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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: LA CROSSE HOUSING AUTHORITY, 1998. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |