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403 CARR ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

403 CARR ST

Architecture and History Inventory
403 CARR ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:La Crosse Boiler Company
Other Name:Paper, Calmenson & Co.
Contributing:
Reference Number:34762
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):403 CARR ST
County:La Crosse
City:La Crosse
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1865
Additions: 1906
Survey Date:19962016
Historic Use:warehouse
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Schick and Roth
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Gable roofed industrial building with facade and side elevations divided by full-length brick piers with corbeling along the gable and under the eaves, segmental arched windows with multi-paned sashes and stone sills, stepped gable end on south facade, and frame and stone extensions on rear and west side (88-13).

One of the very few industrial structures exhibiting exceptional integrity, the La Crosse Boiler Company is a significant representative of turn of the century industrial architecture. The building was erected by the La Crosse Boiler Company.

Contractor: John A. Miller.

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.

2016 UPDATE - BUILDING INTACT FROM WHEN LAST SURVEYED, 1996.
Bibliographic References:(A) Sanborn-Perris Insurance Map, City of La Crosse 1906. (B) La Crosse Leader Press, 31 July 1906, 16 August 1906.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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