Commercial Hotel (Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin)

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Commercial Hotel

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Commercial Hotel
Location 201 W. Blackhawk Ave., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°03′06″N91°08′52″W / 43.05167°N 91.14778°W / 43.05167; -91.14778 (Commercial Hotel) Coordinates: 43°03′06″N91°08′52″W / 43.05167°N 91.14778°W / 43.05167; -91.14778 (Commercial Hotel)
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 02001342 [1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 2002

The Commercial Hotel is located in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Place in City

Prairie du Chien is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,911 at the 2010 census. Its Zip Code is 53821.

History

Originally known as the Schweizer Block, this Italianate-styled building first housed retail, offices and storage. It later became the Commodore Hotel, the Commercial Hotel, and the Fort Crawford Hotel. [2] The building was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [3]

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References

  1. National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Stemper, Mary Ann. Up One Side & Down the Other: Historic BlackHawk Avenue Walking Tour (PDF). Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. "201 West Blackhawk Avenue". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-04-28.