Property Record
2219 SOUTH AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Gund Brewery Stables / La Crosse Armory |
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| Other Name: | Bakalars Brothers Sausage Company |
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| Reference Number: | 33489 |
| Location (Address): | 2219 SOUTH AVE |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | livery/stable |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | C.F. Struck |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | La Crosse Armory |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/22/2016 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/19/2016 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. Segmental arched windows with radiating brick and stone voussoirs; stone lintels; belt courses and mouldings; projecting metal cornice; corbeled brick beneath the cornice and parapet with battlements above the cornice. Exterior surface is broken by brick piers and a projecting entrance bay. One service door has been filled in with a store front and a second door remains on the front facade. Still retaining its architectural character and having undergone minimal alteration, the Gund Stables is the best preserved structure remaining from the Gund Brewery operation. Served as Wisconsin National Guard Armory until about 1960, after Gund went out of business. John Gund played an important role in the industrial growth of La Crosse. He established his Empire Brewery as part of the Gund Brewing Company in 1872. Gund's brewery grew to be very large, occupying a five acre site at the time of a disastrous fire which broke out in 1897. C.F. Struck redesigned the brewing company in 1898. Gund remained in business until 1920 when the Heileman Company bought the firm. Related buildings: Racking House (2016 South Avenue); Gund Office Building (2111 South Avenue); Bottling Works (2130 South Avenue); Malt House (2104 South Avenue). Also 2126 South Avenue. The Stable building was constructed by Ed Wallace, local contractor. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Map of J. Gund Brewery Co., La Crosse County Historical Society, Swarthout Museum. (B) Sanborn and Perris Map, City of La Crosse (New York: Sanborn Map and Publishing Co., 1906, 1954, 1965). (C) La Crosse Republican Leader, 15 September 1902, 21 November 1902. (D) La Crosse Daily Press, 17 April 1903. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |