From Church to House to History House
In 2008 Tye and Sandy Schwalbe won an award for their adaptive restoration of this 1912 Greek Revival Style Christian Science Church in La Crosse, WI. It was their home until they donated it to the La Crosse County Historical Society, to become our home, in 2011. LCHS is now planning how to renovate it into an exhibition and programming space that will continue to preserve its unique period elegance and spaciousness while providing safe public access. The main central space is illuminated by a row of white stained glass windows that fill it with filtered light, and the two balconies, one at either end, give the space depth and interest. This building has been a landmark on West Avenue for 100 years; as the new home of the Historical Society it will be a place of engaging, artifact-based educational exhibitions, programs and activities pertaining to La Crosse County history and its material culture. It will be a public space dedicated to the history and people of the region, and it will lend its own classic design and history to the events that will take place there.
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