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

19th and Main

— La Crosse Heritage Tour —

November 30, 2024

1. 19th and Main Marker

Inscription. The Grandview Building on the west end of this block was a private hospital founded by Dr. W. A. Henke in 1914. Grandview Hospital closed in 1969. The Grandview Nurses' Home was built in 1921 on what is now the parking lot east of the Grandview Building.

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 14.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 43° 48.709′ N, 91° 13.698′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and 19th Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 19th 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: 16th and State (approx. ¼ mile away); 21st and Cass (approx. ¼ mile away); "Get into the game!" (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dedicated to the Memory of Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); 15th and Madison (approx. 0.4 miles away); Myrick Park Treewalk (approx. half a mile away); Oak Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Losey Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

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19th and Main Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

November 30, 2024

2. 19th and Main Marker, from the west

19th and Main Marker, from the east image. Click for full size.

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3. 19th and Main Marker, from the east

Grandview Hospital Building image. Click for full size.

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4. Grandview Hospital Building

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2025. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 6, 2025.