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405 S 3RD ST

Architecture and History Inventory
405 S 3RD ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Segelke-Kohlhaus Office/Wareho.
Other Name:Models Unlimited of La Crosse
Contributing:
Reference Number:32165
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):405 S 3RD ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1886
Additions:
Survey Date:19962017
Historic Use:retail building
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
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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NOTES
Additional Information:Projecting bracketed metal cornice with large and bracket placed on brick projecting corner piers and trianbular pediment above, three bay facade with segmental arch with brick and stone voussoirs over the 3rd story three-part window group with pilaster mullions; flat arched windows with flat stone lintels; white stone belt courses and accents. Brick corner piers, cornice with dentil trim and cast iron columns remain on store front.

Part of adjacent building at 407 South 3rd--constructed as one building by Segelke-Kohlhaus Co. in 1886.

2017 UPDATE - BUILDING APPEARS SUBSTANTIALLY AS IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 1996.
Bibliographic References:A. Dr. L. Crocker and J. Rausch, "A Report on Some Historic Structures in the Downtown Area, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1977. A. Morning Chronicle, 3 August 1886. B. Sanborn Map, City of La Crosse, 1891, 1906, 1906, Revised. C. City Directory, 1888-1990.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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