Freight House (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
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The Freight House is a restaurant in downtown
La Crosse, Wisconsin La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census w ...
located close to the river front and Riverside Park. The building was a
freight house A freight house is a building owned and operated by a railroad for receiving, loading, unloading, and temporary storage of less-than-car load (LCL) freight. Having a protected area for temporary freight storage improves efficiency by allowing ...
built by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway in 1880, with an addition in 1904. It was converted in 1978 into a restaurant. It is on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
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La Crosse Commercial Historic District The La Crosse Commercial Historic District is located in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. It includes over ninety contributing structures, mostly 2-3 story commercial brick buildings constructed from the 1860s to the 1940s. The district is rough ...
(located two blocks south of the Freight House) * Hixon House


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National Register of Historic Places in La Crosse County, Wisconsin Buildings and structures in La Crosse County, Wisconsin Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub