| La Crosse Commercial Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 43.8122°N -91.2522°W |
| Location: | Downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin |
| Architect: | Schick, Hugo, et al.; Stoltz, Gustway, et al. |
| Added: | September 2, 1994 |
| Refnum: | 94001064 |
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.[1]
Some of the notable contributing properties include[1] the 1866 Voegle grocery and saloon,[2] the 1870 Italianate Solberg grocery store,[3] the 1894 Romanesque/Queen Anne Rehfuss dry goods building,[4] the 1903 Chicago school Doerflinger department store,[5] the 1920 Neoclassical Rivoli building and theatre,[6] and the 1940 Moderne Hoeschler Exchange building.[7]
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.[8] The area also includes other shops, offices, and residential spaces.
The NRHP listed Freight House is located two blocks north of the historic district.[9]