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Originally designed for Nymphus B. Holway, a lumber baron, by Schick and Stolze of La Crosse in 1891 as a frame house in the Queen Anne style, the three-story hipped and gable roofed house was made more fashionable by the addition of stone facing the following year resulting in the overlay of Romanesque qualities seen in the present structure. The "Castle" is important as a long standing landmark in the architectural environment of La Crosse and is significant as the only mansion remaining in the City exhibiting the massive Romanesque influence.
Although designed for him by Schick and Stoltze, Nymphus B. Holway, prominent La Crosse lumberman, died before the house was completed. His widow, Jessie Holway, lived in it instead. Previously, the Holways lived at 236 S. 7th for many years and this house at the corner of 7th and Cass is more accurately associated with the life of N.B. Holway. N.B. Holway was involved in the La Crosse lumber industry, running a large sawmill on the bank of the Black River.
General Contractor: Gross Brothers.
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