Property Record
604 S 2ND ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Segelke and Kohlhaus |
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| Other Name: | Selrite Food Stores |
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| Reference Number: | 32074 |
| Location (Address): | 604 S 2ND ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1898 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 1995 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Segmental arched windows with six over six windows; flat arched windows on 4th floor; series of round arched service doors in lower story. Constructed after a fire destroyed the original buildings at 2nd and King in 1898, the Segelke-Kohlhaus Factory remained as a significant utilitarian industrial building in the only area of La Crosse's waterfront still functioning as an industrial area. The corner tower roof has been removed. 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 material including hard wood floors, stairs, stair railing, newel posts, and Minnesota, the Dakotas, Illinois and Iowa. The company went bankrupt in the 1950s. Charles Segelke and Jacob Kohlhaus established 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 materials put the firm out of business after a century of operations. #650: 604 south 2nd Street, 600 S. 2nd Street, 610 South 2nd Street |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |