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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 ...
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.
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 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]
Swarthout Museum, La Crosse, formerly operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society [85] Thunderbird Museum, Merrilan, Roadside America - closed report; Watson's Wild West Museum, Old west general store with American West artifacts, closed November 2018 [86] William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee, closed in 2010
Norskedalen includes two sites. The main site is three miles (5 km) north of Coon Valley, Wisconsin and open year-round. With 398 acres (1.61 km 2) within Poplar Coulee of the Town of Washington in La Crosse County, it contains the Bekkum Homestead, a re-creation of a typical pioneer farm at the turn of the century; the Thrune Visitor center with displays of pioneer and Norwegian immigrant ...
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
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 ...