La Crosse Commercial Historic District

La Crosse Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location of La Crosse Commercial Historic District
Location	Downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°48′44″N 91°15′8″W
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Architect	Schick, Hugo, et al.; Stoltz, Gustway, et al.
Architectural style	Classic Revival, Romanesque, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	94001064[1]
Added to NRHP	September 2, 1994

The La Crosse Commercial Historic District is located in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It includes over ninety contributing structures, mostly 2-3 story commercial brick buildings constructed from the 1860s to the 1940s. The district is roughly bounded by Jay Street, Second Street South, State Street, and Fifth Avenue South.^[2]

Some of the notable contributing properties include^[2] the 1866 Voegle grocery and saloon,^[3] the 1870 Italianate Solberg grocery store,^[4] the 1894 Romanesque/Queen Anne Rehfuss dry goods building,^[5] the 1903 Chicago school Doerflinger department store,^[6] the 1920 Neoclassical Rivoli building and theatre,^[7] and the 1940 Moderne Hoeschler Exchange building.^[8]

The district currently contains numerous bars and restaurants. Downtown La Crosse once had the Guinness Book record with the most bars/nightclubs located on one street, which was Third Street.^{[9][better source needed]} The area also includes other shops, offices, and residential spaces.

The NRHP listed Freight House is located two blocks north of the historic district.^[10]

Gallery

Charmant Hotel and Restaurant in downtown La Crosse

Downtown La Crosse

See also

• Riverside Park
• The Freight House

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Dolbier, Joan; Gilkey, George R. (November 19, 1986). "La Crosse Commercial Historic District". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
3. "John Voegle Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
4. "Charles B. Solberg Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
5. "John Rehfuss Block". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
6. "The Park Store; Doerflinger's Department Store". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
7. "The Rivoli Building and Theatre". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
8. "Exchange Building". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
9. "Best things to do and see in la Crosse, Wis., on the Mississippi".
10. Filipowicz, Diane H.; Matucheski, Michael R. (September 24, 1980). "Freight House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

External links

Media related to La Crosse Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

• La Crosse Commercial Historic District, Landmark Hunter