La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

12th and La Crosse

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

November 12, 2021

1. 12th and La Crosse Marker

Inscription. Concordia Hall, built in 1891 by the Concordia Singing Society, and the Eagle Brewery, built in 1885 on the northeast corner of 12th and La Crosse Streets, served as the gathering place for the German Americans of the Goosetown neighborhood. The brewery was demolished in 1971.

Erected 1999 by the City of La Crosse, the City's Historic Preservation Commission and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 43° 49.046′ N, 91° 14.384′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of La Crosse Street (State Highway 16) and 12th Street North, on the right when traveling west on La Crosse Street. The marker is located at the intersection by the Concordia Ballroom in La Crosse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1129 La Crosse St, La Crosse WI 54601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Concordia Hall (here, next to this marker); Losey Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gideon Cooley Hixon (approx. 0.4 miles away); Freedom Is Not Free (approx. 0.4 miles away); Greek Revival House (circa 1850s)

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cobbler Shop (approx. 0.4 miles away); 16th and State (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

Also see . . . Concordia Dance Hall. Excerpt:

"Designed by the local German speaking partnership of Gustav Stolze and Hugo Schick, this large public building has had major exterior alterations but still retains its original form and distinctive square towers with bell-shaped roof and decorative finials."

(Submitted on November 15, 2021.)

12th and La Crosse Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

2. 12th and La Crosse Marker, from the south

Concordia Hall image. Click for full size.

November 12, 2021

3. Concordia Hall

4. Concordia Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2021. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 15, 2021. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.