Property Record
1429 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | August L. Grams House |
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| Other Name: | Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity House |
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| Reference Number: | 33224 |
| Location (Address): | 1429 MAIN ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Stone - Unspecified |
| Architect: | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Two story jerkinhead gable roofed rectangular extension at front and rear; side roof dormers, projecting bracketed window grouping in pedimented front gable; round arched stairwell window on west side; eastside round bay window and west side small rectangular bay window; two sided open front porch supported by stone piers; double leafed entrance door; red mortar used in masonry construction; bargeboards; one story rear porch with frame 2nd story. One of the few residences constructed of stone in the City this house is important because it is a well preserved example of stone architecture from the turn of the century. Grams was the proprietor/owner of Morning Star Mills a flour, feed, hay and straw dealership at 220-222 South Front Street. The business had been established in 1891 (c). The Grams moved here sometime during or soon after 1903 from 810 South 8th Street. This part of Main Street is full of famous La Crosse folks. George Zeisler (1321), John C. Kroner (1433); E.B. Usher (1508) (B). 2017 UPDATE - HOUSE APPEARS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS WHEN ORIGINALLY SURVEYED IN 1996. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Dr. L. Crocker, Dept. of Art-University of WI-La Crosse. B. La Crosse City Directory, 1905-1906. C. La Crosse of Today (104), p. 16. D. La Crosse Leader Press, 28 December 1904. E. La Crosse Tribune, 8 April 1905. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |