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Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Assessor, Assessments for the City of La Crosse, 1861-1880 La Crosse Series 047

Guide to the La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Assessor, Assessments for the City of La Crosse, 1861-1880

La Crosse Series 047

Summary Information

Abstract
Property tax assessments arranged chronologically; therein by legal description. The volumes include an alphabetical section of personal property tax assessment since 1865. Exact years covered are 1861, 1863, 1865, 1867-1880. The assessments contain solely total amounts due and do not separate real estate from improvement assessments, nor do the personal property assessments break out the particulars of what was being taxed. The volumes for 1861 and 1863 do not appear to include all property additions, nor are the property owners necessarily listed.
Collection Title
La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Assessor, Assessments for the City of La Crosse
Date of Materials
1861-1880
Creator
La Crosse (Wis.). Office of the City Assessor.
Call Number
La Crosse Series 047
Amount
6.4 cubic feet
Physical Description
8 flat boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository
La Crosse Public Library Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Assessor, Assessments for the City of La Crosse, La Crosse Series 047, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

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Scope and Contents

The City of La Crosse, Wisconsin, was chartered in 1856. This series consists of 18 volumes of property tax assessments, we assume from the City Assessor’s Office, covering the years 1861, 1863, 1865, 1867-1880. There are two volumes for the year 1872. The spine labels read "Assessor’s Roll for ____ [year]."

In the volumes since 1865, there is an alphabetical list of personal property tax assessment due the City, but the amount due is not broken out into what kinds of things a resident was being taxed for. For example, the number of horses or dogs, etc., was oftentimes targeted for personal property taxes, but these assessment types are not recorded, just the amount due is noted. This is sometimes labeled as "Personal Tax."

There is a separate physical volume for each year. Within that volume the assessments are arranged by legal description. The legal description of the property includes the addition, lot and block. In addition to the legal descriptions, after 1865 the owner was also listed. The value of the property is always given.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

La Crosse Public Library Archives 1997 May

800 Main St.
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession no. 1996.004) Assessment volumes were located in the City Clerk’s basement area of City Hall; came to the Archives as part of the Mayor’s Special Committee on Historic Records, Dec. 1996

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, May 1997

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Related Materials

Related Materials

(La Crosse Series 048)
 La Crosse, Wisconsin, Office of the City Clerk, Tax Lists for the City of La Crosse

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Controlled Access Headings

Subject(s)

  • Municipal government--Wisconsin--La Crosse
  • Property tax--Wisconsin--La Crosse
  • Public records--Wisconsin--La Crosse
  • Real property tax--Wisconsin--La Crosse
  • Taxation--Wisconsin--La Crosse

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OCLC Number

42450011

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Collection Inventory

Box

 1861-1865 

1

 1867-1868 

2

 1869-1870 

3

 1871 

4

 1872 

5

 1873-1875 

6

 1876-1878 

7

 1879-1880 

8