Property Record
318 PEARL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | Ora's Shoes |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 33528 |
| Location (Address): | 318 PEARL ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| 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: | Creme colored brick; triangular shaped off the alley; parojecting metal cornice with large bracket ornament; tectured brick articulation along the cornice and around the windows; projecting cornice over the articulated window shoods; paired center windows and single side windows; black glass store front with recessed entrance. The structural glass storefront dates from 1948. At that time the building housed two seperate stores. The right hand side was a jewelry store. Ora's was run by three generations ofthe family. The current family member plans to remove the structural glass front in the spring of 1997 due to problems with vandalism and replace it with a modern psuedo historic front. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |