724 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

724 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
724 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MASONIC TEMPLE
Other Name:MASONIC TEMPLE
Contributing:
Reference Number:28493
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):724 MAIN ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1902
Additions:
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:social recreational/fraternal hall
Architectural Style:Neoclassical/Beaux Arts
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: B.S. HARRISON
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:
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, State Historic Preservation Office. Builder was Joseph and Frank Schwalbe. Projecting hip roofed entrance bay with cornice returns in cross gable and round arched window keystone accented articulated window heads and six over clear plate glass windows; trim under the eaves; brick quoines and stone water table at level of elevated foundation. Elevated open front portico with Ionic door; slender gable bay projecting from east side with arched window in lower story modern addition at rear. Mason work/foundation by Louis A. Miller. Interior contractor: Ori J. Sorenson & Walter Woods Brick mason: Frank A. C. Techmer 2017 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996.
Bibliographic References:LACROSSE TRIBUNE 4/3/1994. (A) Building inscription. (B) La Crosse Daily Press, 15 March 1900. (C) La Crosse Morning Chronicle, 27 December 1902. (D) La Crosse Tribune, 14 February 1995.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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