The Freight House is a restaurant in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin located close to the river front and Riverside Park. The building was a freight house built by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway in 1880, with an addition in 1904.[2][3] It was converted in 1978 into a restaurant.[4] It is on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Freight House | |
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  Location of the Freight House | |
| Location | 107-109 Vine St. La Crosse, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°48′56″N 91°15′11″W / 43.81556°N 91.25306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Website | www |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000678[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 2, 1982 |
Gallery
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Exterior showing former railway cars -
Freighthouse sign -
Freight House La Crosse with Rotary lights at Riverside Park in the background
See also
edit- La Crosse Commercial Historic District (located two blocks south of the Freight House)
- Hixon House
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Filipowicz, Diane H.; Matucheski, Michael R. (September 24, 1980). "Freight House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Freight House (Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul freight depot)". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Freighthouse Restaurant - La Crosse". La Crosse Tribune.