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Property Record

115 S 3RD ST

Historic Name:
C and J. Michel Building
Other Name:
Reference Number:
32119

Property Location

Location (Address)
115 S 3RD ST
County
La Crosse
City/Village
La Crosse
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1892
Additions
Survey Date
1996
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Unknown
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Bracketed metal cornice rectangular pediment extending above inscribed with C and J Michel. Unusual pair of elaborate two story oriel windows covered wth pressed metal ornamentation, rough stone. Flat, straight window lintels, store has been grossly altered from the original. Interior still contains stage arrangement on 2nd floor from its use as the Bijou theatre. Leaded glass panel in center of oriel window bay. The C & J Michael Building is important to the streetscape on Third Street because it has retained its stron architectural character although the building is in disrepair and the street level facade has been altered greatly. It is an important example of eclectic late 19th century architecture in La Crosse. Constructed by a local Brewery family, the C & J Michael Building housed the White House Dry Goods Store in the 1890s and the Bijou Theatre from 1906-1910 where Al Jolson and Buster Keaton performed.
Bibliographic References
A. Building Inscription. B. City of LaCrosse Tax Records, 1870-1900. C. L.P. Philippi, Philippi Art Souvenier (La Crosse Philippi Publishing Co., 1904, Reprint 1978) p. 90. D. LaCrosse (Wisconsin) Daily Press 4 July 1841. and 24 September 1891.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
La Crosse Commercial Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Sep 02, 1994
State Register Listing Date
Oct 08, 1993
Contributing
Yes
Additional Documentation
Apr 22, 2016
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