Freight House (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

Freight House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location of the Freight House
Location	107-109 Vine St. La Crosse, Wisconsin
Coordinates	43°48′56″N91°15′11″W / 43.81556°N 91.25306°W / 43.81556; -91.25306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1880 (1880)
Website	www.thefreighthouse.com
NRHP reference No.	82000678 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 2, 1982

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]

Gallery

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  Exterior showing former railway cars
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  Freighthouse sign
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  Freight House La Crosse with Rotary lights at Riverside Park in the background

See also

• La Crosse Commercial Historic District (located two blocks south of the Freight House)
• Hixon House

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Filipowicz, Diane H.; Matucheski, Michael R. (September 24, 1980). "Freight House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
3. "Freight House (Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul freight depot)". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
4. "Freighthouse Restaurant - La Crosse". La Crosse Tribune.