Property Record
600 BLOCK S 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Segelke-Kohlhaus Warehouse A and B |
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| Reference Number: | 32071 |
| Location (Address): | 600 BLOCK S 2ND ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Board |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1989 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Two warehouse structures covered by metal corrugated siding. Metal open wallway connected to brick Segelke-Kohlhaus Factory on westside of 2nd Street. These metal covered warehouses are significant as part of the historic Segelke-Kohlaus industrial complex. Company began in 1857, as Segelke and Sack. After the death of Sack in 1859, the firm was operated under the partnership of Jacob Kohlhaus, John Kutzbursky and Charles Segelke. The company manufactured sash, doors, blinds, and other materials including hard wood floors, stairs, stair railing, newel posts, and balistrades. The business territory included Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Illinois and Iowa. The company went bankrupt in the 1950s. Charles Segelke and Jacob Kolhaus establihsed themselves in the door and sash business in 1863. La Crosse was at that time a lumber milling center and the Segelke-Kohlhaus firm took advantage of the large supply of available lumber resources at La Crosse. The firm was one of the more important concerns in a city of many industries. Pre-fabricated building makers put the firm out of business after a century of operations. #650: Related Buildings: Segelke-Kolhaus Factory 610 S. 2nd Street. Segelke-Kolhaus Warehouse 604 S. 2nd Street. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Demolished as per La Crosse Tribune, 12/28/1989. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |