Property Record
102 S LEONARD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A.F. and A.M. West Salem Lodge (No. 125) |
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| Other Name: | Masonic Hall |
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| Reference Number: | 72523 |
| Location (Address): | 102 S LEONARD ST |
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| County: | La Crosse |
| City: | West Salem |
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| Year Built: | 1902 |
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| Survey Date: | 2010 |
| Historic Use: | meeting hall |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The A.F. and A.M. West Salem Lodge (No. 125) was built at the corner of Leonard and Hamilton streets in 1902, although the organization itself was chartered in 1860. Initially, the group met in their first hall, located in the former Village of Neshonoc. They later located to West Salem in a building that previously occupied this site, until it was replaced in 1902 with the present building. Leonard's Dream indicates that the Lodge was one of only seven buildings to survive the catastrophic 1911 fire that ravaged West Salem's central business district. Previously surveyed in 1992. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Kindschy, Errol. Leonard's Dream: A History of West Salem. No publisher information, 1981. Architecture and History Survey. September & October 2010. Prepared by Rachel E. Bankowitz. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |