Property Record
1011 JOSEPH HOUSKA DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HOUSKA PARK |
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| Reference Number: | 238872 |
| Location (Address): | 1011 JOSEPH HOUSKA DR |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1937 |
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| Survey Date: | 2017 |
| Historic Use: | park |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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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: | HOUSKA PARK STARTED OUT AS ISLE LA PLUME PARK, SHORTLY AFTER THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ON THE ISLAND WAS COMPLETED IN 1935 BY ALDERMAN JOSEPH HOUSKA. THE NAME CHANGED TO HOUSKA PARK IN 1937. THE OBSERVATION TOWER/PICNIC SHELTER WAS ADDED 1968, THE REST ROOMS ADDED 1981 AND THE DOG PARK ADDED CIRCA 2005. THERE IS ALSO A SOFTBALL PARK IN THE HOUSKA PARK. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |