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500 VINE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

500 VINE ST

Architecture and History Inventory
500 VINE ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Other Name:Mary E. Sawyer Auditorium
Contributing:
Reference Number:33898
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):500 VINE ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1954
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:opera house/concert hall
Architectural Style:Contemporary
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1988
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:Auditorium building with round arched roof and flat roofed facade with massive piers framing the entrance. Series of geometric blocks with massive piers dividing the entrance facade and functioning as supports for the entrance canopy.
Bibliographic References:(A) La Crosse Tribune 4/30/88. ***new stuff to check below this line*** (A) La Crosse Tribune 4/30/88.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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