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

21st and Cass

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

November 30, 2024

1. 21st and Cass Marker

Inscription. The Cass and King Streets Residential Historic District, extending west to West Avenue, developed as the city's most fashionable neighborhood between the 1880,s and 1940. This district, featuring many of the city's best Queen Anne and Prairie School style houses, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997

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 15.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 43° 48.527′ N, 91° 13.521′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of Cass Street and 21st Street, on the left when traveling east on Cass Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2027 Cass 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: 19th and Main (approx. ¼ mile away); "Get into the game!" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.4 miles away); 15th and Madison (approx. half a mile away); 16th and State (approx. half a mile away); Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel (approx. half a mile away); 15th and Winnebago (approx. 0.6 miles

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away); Myrick Park Treewalk (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.

Also see . . .
1. Cass-King Residential NRHP District :: Footsteps of La Crosse. (Submitted on January 6, 2025.)
2. Wisconsin SP Cass and King Street Residential Historic District - National Archives Catalog. (Submitted on January 6, 2025.)

21st and Cass Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

November 30, 2024

2. 21st and Cass Marker, from the west

21st and Cass Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

November 30, 2024

3. 21st and Cass Marker, from the east

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2025. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2025.