Fire Station Number 4 Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Fire Station Number 4 was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 2026. The former fire station was originally constructed in 1941 to blend into the existing residential neighborhood. The building was adaptively reused as a single-family residence.

Fire Station Number 4 was built at the southeast corner of Gillette Street and Liberty Street, approximately two miles north of downtown La Crosse. Designed in a period revival style, the building is roughly rectangular in plan with a complex roofline. It was constructed with concrete block and structural clay tile, retains original multi-light steel double-hung windows, and is clad in variegated brownish brick. It features an original revival-style cornice and door surround executed in Bedford limestone, stucco-clad screen porch, and the large apparatus bay door that once housed fire trucks.

The city built this station with the most up-to-date technology and firefighting equipment at the time of construction. With its functional planning and residential scale, the fire station is recognized as the first modern firehouse in La Crosse. The building is associated with the history of firefighting in La Crosse and represents the evolution from the city’s older 19th-century firehouses outside of the city’s center. The station stands as the third oldest extant firehouse in La Crosse, and its unique scale and architectural style set it apart from other extant 20th-century firehouses in the city. The firehouse served the surrounding community until 2024.

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