Property Record
726 CAMERON AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John Torrance House |
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| Reference Number: | 34741 |
| Location (Address): | 726 CAMERON AVE |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Additions: | 1897 |
| Survey Date: | 19962017 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | Stoltze & Schick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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. Two-story gable roofed wing extends at the front with gabled projecting rectangular second story screened porch with bracket supports and spindle work ornament; three-sided corner bay with brackets on the chamfered corners; two-sided spindle porch with turned post supports and double doored entrance; gabled roof dormer; plain windows with window aprons of floral design; rear gable roofed extension with cornice returns and decorative shingles in gable ends; iron fence surround house located on corner lot; stained glass windows. 2017 UPDATE - THIS HOUSE HAS BEEN RESTORED SINCE IT WAS LAST SURVEYED IN 2017, WITH REPAIRED PORCH, INTERIOR RENOVATION WITH NEW HVAC, ELECTRICAL, REFINISHED WOODWORK, FLOORS, WALLS. HIGH INTEGRITY. Constructed in c. 1885, the John Torrance House, surrounded by a cast iron fence probably constructed at the Torrance Foundry is an example of the less elaborate but equally important interpretation of the Victorian Queen Anne style. Torrance first lived at the southwest corner of 8th and Cameron in 1873. Shortly thereafter he became the owner of the La Crosse Foundry. John Torrance established the La Crosse Foundry and Machine Works in 1876. Torrance was born in Scotland where he became a skilled artisan. The Torrance firm was important in the industrial development of the city. General contractor: F. Drake and Sons. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Dr. L. Crocker, Dept. of Art, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. (B) La Crosse City Directory, 1873. (C) Robert Russ, The Torrance House, 1977 unpublished paper, A.R.C. Murphy Library, University of WI-La Crosse. LACROSSE TRIBUNE 6/2/1996. (D) Tax rolls. (E) La Crosse Chroncile, 27 June 1889, 4 July 1889. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |