Property Record
1407 La Crosse St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Hixon Memorial |
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| Other Name: | Hixon Family Sculpture |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 42184 |
| Location (Address): | 1407 La Crosse St. |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | La Crosse |
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| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962023 |
| Historic Use: | cemetery building/monument |
| Architectural Style: | NA (unknown or not a building) |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | Leonard Crunelle |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Oak Grove Cemetery |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/11/2023 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/18/2023 |
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| Additional Information: | 2023: Located in Section 37 of Oak Grove Cemetery and installed in 1913, this monument consists of a patinaed bronze sculpture of a mother and two small children designed by French-born sculptor Leonard Crunelle (1872-1944). The figures sit atop a stepped granite base with a curved front that is inscribed with the family name (Hixon) and a short poem. A smooth granite slab with a gently curved upper edge serves as a backdrop for the sculpture; the slab is minimally accented by three small, vertically stacked squares engraved with botanical motifs in both upper corners. The monument sits within a semicircular recess that is accessed via three shallow stone steps flanked by abutting, curved stone benches (exedra) that face inwards toward the sculpture. The monument’s architectural elements (the base and exedra composition) were designed by the Chicago firm of Pond & Pond. It stands within the Hixon family plot as a memorial to Minnie (Scott) Hixon (1863-1909), wife of Frank P. Hixon, and other members of the Hixon family, several of whom held prominent roles in La Crosse business and civic affairs from the 1850s through the 1960s. 1996: Copper sculpture of mother and two children; signed by sculptor on base. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |