1552-1554 CHARLES ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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1552-1554 CHARLES ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1552-1554 CHARLES ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:34188
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1552-1554 CHARLES ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:
Additions:
Survey Date:19962016
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:Unknown
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
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:Elaborate projecting bracketed cornice with triangular pediment and finial elements; front and side wooden oriel windows with small gable on shed roof and scallop trim; segmental arched windows with brick voussoirs; shed roof addition at rear; store front has been altered.

2016 UPDATE - BUILDING HAS LOST ALL OF ITS ORNAMENTATION, INCLUDING BRACKETED CORNICE, TRIANGULAR PEDIMENT AND FINIAL ELEMENTS. THE ENTIER BUILDING HAS BEEN CLAD WITH UNPAINTED (STAINED?) HORIZONTAL WOOD SIDING EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST FLOOR FACADE, WHICH HAS BEEN COVERED WITH BRICK VENEER. SECOND FLOOR BAY WINDOWS INTACT, BUT ALTERED. ALL WINDOWS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. SERIOUS LOSS OF INTEGRITY.
Bibliographic References:
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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