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421 2ND AVE N | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

421 2ND AVE N

Architecture and History Inventory
421 2ND AVE N | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Frank Eugene Nichols House
Other Name:Lumber Baron Inn
Contributing:
Reference Number:27782
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):421 2ND AVE N
County:La Crosse
City:Onalaska
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1888
Additions:
Survey Date:2005
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Asbestos
Architect: F. DeLorea
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Nichols, Frank Eugene, House
National Register Listing Date:2/11/1993
State Register Listing Date:12/11/1992
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 2005- Interior brick chimney removed, paired replacement windows, rear porch addition.
Bibliographic References:ONALASKA COMMUNITY LIFE 2/23/1995. HISTORIC SITES OF THE LA CROSSE RIVER VALLEY, LACROSSE COUNTY HISTORIC SITES PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1996. HOLMAN COURIER 10/3/1996. LaCrosse Tribune 5/20/1999.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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