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The Gideon C. Hixon House is a historic residence built in 1859 and located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.The house was built for Gideon Hixon, a partner in a lumber business.. Hixon would later become a founder and president of the La Cross National Bank and would serve in the state legislat
A pair of one-story Prairie Style bungalows, nearly mirror images, designed by Percy Bentley of La Crosse and built in 1913 [50] for friends Chase and Wohlhuter. Chase was a dentist and Wohlhuter managed the La Crosse Theater. [51] 19: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger Depot: Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway Passenger ...
Pettibone had been mayor of La Crosse for three terms and made his fortune through the city's lumber trade. [1] He and his wife, Cordelia, intended to construct a park there for public use. At the time, the island was essentially a swamp, and only one person lived on it. A local newspaper referred to the island as "a low, marshy, unsightly ...
Riverside Park is a public park located on the riverfront of downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It hosts events such as Riverfest, Fourth of July fireworks, Oktoberfest, Moon Tunes, and the Rotary Lights. The steamboats American Queen, La Crosse Queen, and Julia Belle Swain make stops along the river in the park. The park has walking/running trails.
The district is made up of a residential neighborhood, including many of the earliest elaborate homes in the city. [2] [3] These include the 1859 Italianate Laverty-Martindale house, [4] the 1871 Italian Villa-styled Webb-Withee house, the 1874 Italianate Governor George Peck house, [5] the 1884 Stick style Frank Burton house, the 1886 Queen Anne Crosby house, [6] and the 1914 Prairie style ...
The Black River is a river in west-central Wisconsin and a tributary of the Mississippi River.The river is approximately 190 miles (310 km) long. [3] During the 19th century, pine logs were rafted down the Black, heading for sawmills at La Crosse and points beyond.
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The museum was established in 1970 in a small storefront on Main Street in downtown La Crosse, Kansas. By 1990, the collections had grown so much that a new building was constructed adjacent to the Post Rock Museum and Rush County Historical Museum in Grass Park at the south edge of the community.