Mons Anderson House Explained

Mons Anderson House
Location:410 Cass St.
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Built:1854-1855
Architecture:Gothic Revival
Added:May 6, 1975
Refnum:75000071

The Mons Anderson House is a historic house located at 410 Cass Street in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

History

The house was originally built for New York native Andrew W. Shephard.[1] Norwegian immigrant Mons Anderson purchased it in 1861. Anderson would add onto the house in 1878. Following his death, it was sold to the YWCA in 1906. In 1920, it was sold to George Lassig, who owned the house until his death in 1982, at which time it was bought by Robert Poehling. JoAn Lambert Smith later bought the house in 1997. It was later put up for sale again at an asking price of $415,000.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1975.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview of the House and of Mons Anderson. Mons Anderson Mansion. 2012-02-26.
  2. Web site: Mons Anderson House. Landmark Hunter.com. 2012-02-26.