Property Record
304 PEARL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Walters Building |
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| Other Name: | The Casino Bar |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 33517 |
| Location (Address): | 304 PEARL ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1878 |
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| Additions: | 1879 |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Unknown |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | La Crosse Commercial Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/2/1994 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/8/1993 |
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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, State Historic Preservation Office. Corbeled brick cornice with parapet above; nmame and date inscribed rectangular pediment in center of parapet framed bny pilasters; rpojecting arched 2nd story window heads with articulated keystones; black glass store front in graphic design and round widows in entrance doors. Constructed in 1878 by John Wlaters to house his sample room and ermodeled c.1940, the Casino Bar is the best remaining example of the 1930s Moderne styled storefront in the downtown commercial district of La Crosse. Constructed in 1878 for John Walter as a sampel orom the John Walter buildng has been used as a sample rooom or bar for most of its existance. Purchased by the John Gund Brewery in 1905, the business was known as the Buffet Bar until Prohibition. It was used for ladies furnishings etc. until after Prohibition c. 1933, when it became known as The Casino. It is now owned by Mrs. Betty Waldera. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Building Inscription. B. City of La crosse Tax Records, 1870-1918. C. L.P. Philippi, Philippi Art Souvenir (La Crosse: Philippi Publishing Co, 1904; Reprint: 1878)p. 73. D. La Crosse City Directory, 1878-1940. LACROSSE TRIBUNE 7/27/1996. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |