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1002 S 9TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1002 S 9TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
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Reference Number:32951
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1002 S 9TH ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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PROPERTY FEATURES
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Survey Date:199620152017
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Front and side cross gable with cornice returns and oculus in gable ends; triangular pediment shaped windows with incised ornament. Elevated stone basement. Three sided bay window with brackets under the roof; decorative brick work above the water table; one bay open front porch with capped carved posts and with brackets under the eaves.

The George Dagendesh House is a two-story, rectangular-plan residence with modest ltalianate influences, built c.1880.
It is clad in brick veneer with a stone water table and a coursed ashlar foundation. The hip roof is covered in asphalt
shingles and has large central cross gables on each elevation with stone oculus windows at their peaks. The eaves
feature wide frieze boards and a plain cornice that returns on each cross gable. The main entrance is centered on the
front (east) facade, sheltered by a hip roof porch with square posts, brackets, and decorative cut-out valences. A
polygonal bay window with bracketed eaves projects on the north (side) elevation. A one-story, hip roof wing extends on
the rear (west) elevation, and a hip roof side porch is located on the north elevation at the junction of the main block and
rear wing. A wood exterior staircase provides access to a second-story entry porch on the south (side) elevation.
Windows are one-over-one replacement sash with flat stone sills. The peaked stone headers are carved with an antler
motif seen on a number of other residences in the southern portion of La Crosse.
The house was the residence of George Dagendesh (spelled variously as Dagendish or Datendesh), a local stonecutting
contractor. As a child, Dagendesh emigrated with his family from Switzerland and learned the stonecutting trade in his
youth in Milwaukee. He arrived in La Crosse in the 1870s and established himself in business by 1880.28 His
stonecutting yard (nonextant) was historically located across the street at the southeast corner of S. 91h Street and
Jackson Street. 29

Dagendesh was one of numerous stone cutters and masons active in La Crosse during the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries. The property is an example of a common vernacular form with some limited ltalianate
details that has been altered with replacement windows, doors, and an exterior stair.

2017 UPDATE - THIS BUILDING LOOKS SUBSTANTIALLY LIKE IT DID WHEN LAST SURVEYED IN 2015.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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