17 Jul a photographic study of historic commercial building ornament in la crosse, wisc.

a photographic study of selected 19th and early 20th century la crosse (wisconsin) commercial building exterior ornaments.  additional information on building history (e.g., architect, build date, material identification, etc.) will be added to each photo as time permits. the extant buildings shown below were chosen for inclusion based upon subjective interests and time commitment required to thoroughly document additional buildings within downtown la crosse.

perhaps at a later date i will provide additional images and descriptions if i revisit this impressive amalgamation of buildings constructed beginning in the 1860’s (the earliest extant building was built in 1865) through the 1930’s. the majority of these commercial structures and any future ones added to subsequent revisions, date to the latter half of the 19th century – the time period i’m most interested in.