La Crosse in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
La Crosse Plow Company
Built 1914
December 1, 2024
1. La Crosse Plow Company Marker
La Crosse Plow Company
Built 1914
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 43° 48.97′ N, 91° 15.122′ W. Marker is in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street North and Pine Street, on the left when traveling north on 2nd Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 525 2nd St N, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Building in La Crosse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Spence Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Front and State (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cobbler Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); La Crosse Players (approx. 0.2 miles away); Greek Revival House (circa 1850s) (approx. Ό mile away); U.S. Fish Control Laboratory (approx. Ό mile away); Powell Place (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Crosse.
Also see . . . La Crosse Plow Company Building - NPGallery Asset Detail. From the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (2015):
Statement of Significance:(Submitted on January 8, 2025.)
"The La Crosse Plow Company Building was constructed in 1914 and expanded through 1938 as a manufacturing building. Its continued expansion created a large multi-part building and adjacent were ancillary support buildings and sheds utilized by the La Crosse Plow Company, and later the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. The building is... significant for its association with the agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry, a leading industry in La Crosse, that developed to become regionally influential. The agricultural machinery and equipment manufacturing industry was important in La Crosse as the citys dominant industry and largest employer. The La Crosse Plow Company, which incorporated in 1893, quickly grew from its blacksmith shop roots to become the regions largest producer of plows and other agricultural implements. As part of its nation-wide expansion, the Allis-Chalmers Company, of West Allis, Wisconsin, purchased the La Crosse Plow Company in 1929, making the La Crosse facility one of nearly a dozen such facilities around the country. Allis-Chalmers was, throughout the mid-20th century, one of the largest tractor and agricultural implement manufacturers in the country. The period of significance or this building is from 1914, when the construction on the original section began, to 1969, when Allis-Chalmers stopped production and sold their holdings in La Crosse."December 1, 20242. La Crosse Plow Company Building & Marker, from the southeast
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3. La Crosse Plow Company Building, from the southwest
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4. La Crosse Plow Company Building
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5. La Crosse Plow Company Building
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2025. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 8, 2025.
