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The '''Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse''' or '''Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse''' is located at 504 East Decker Street [[Viroqua, Wisconsin|Viroqua]], [[Vernon County, Wisconsin]] USA. It was designed by the architects [[Parkinson & Dockendorff]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 14, 2003.

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The '''Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse''' or '''Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse''' is located at 504 East Decker Street [[Viroqua, Wisconsin|Viroqua]], [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]], [[Wisconsin]]. It was designed by architects [[Parkinson & Dockendorff]]. It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on November 14, 2003.


==History==
==History==
Tobacco farming came to Wisconsin in the 1830s from the eastern United States and was appropriated by immigrant Norwegian farmers. Being a profitable [[cash crop]], pioneers traveling to [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]] brought the craft with them, farming much of the [[Coon Valley]] and [[Westby, Wisconsin|Westby]]. Martin H. Bekkedal immigrated in the 1880s and became the largest tobacco leaf wholesaler in western Wisconsin by 1900. His 1906 brick veneered hybrid [[post-and-beam]] warehouse was one of the largest tobacco warehouses in the state.<ref name=WHS>{{cite web|title=Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963814&dsRecordDetails=R:NR1983|work=Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2015-11-15}}</ref>
Tobacco farming came to Wisconsin in the 1830s from the eastern United States and was appropriated by immigrant Norwegian farmers. Being a profitable [[cash crop]], pioneers traveling to [[Vernon County, Wisconsin|Vernon County]] brought the craft with them, farming much of the [[Coon Valley]] and [[Westby, Wisconsin|Westby]]. Martin H. Bekkedal immigrated in the 1880s and became the largest tobacco leaf wholesaler in western Wisconsin by 1900. His 1906 brick veneered hybrid [[Timber framing|post-and-beam]] warehouse was one of the largest tobacco warehouses in the state.<ref name=WHS>{{cite web|title=Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Ny:True,Ro:0,N:4294963828-4294963814&dsRecordDetails=R:NR1983|work=Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places| date=January 2012 |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=November 15, 2015}}</ref>


==Building features==
==Building features==
The profitability in tobacco is evident in the stylish curved [[parapet]]s on the north and south walls with tobacco leaf medallion decorations.<ref name=WHS/>
The profitability in tobacco is evident in the stylish curved [[parapet]]s on the north and south walls with tobacco leaf medallion decorations.<ref name=WHS/>


The building contains offices, a receiving room with a scale to weigh incoming tobacco, sorting and packing rooms in the basement, and "sweating" rooms where the temperature can be raised above 115 degrees to cure the tobacco.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wheeler|first1=Eric J.|title=Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse|url={{NRHP url|id=03001167}}|accessdate=2015-11-15|work=[[NRHP]] Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|date=2002-07-00}}</ref>
The building contains offices, a receiving room with a scale to weigh incoming tobacco, sorting and packing rooms in the basement, and "sweating" rooms where the temperature can be raised above 115 degrees to cure the tobacco.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wheeler|first1=Eric J.|title=Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse|url={{NRHP url|id=03001167}}|accessdate=November 15, 2015|work=[[NRHP]] Inventory-Nomination Form|publisher=National Park Service|date=July 2002}}</ref>


==Grower co-op==
==Grower co-op==
When prices dropped in 1921, the nation's first tobacco [[agricultural cooperative|marketing cooperative]] was formed, the Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Co-op Pool. The co-op then purchased the building from Bekkedal. By enlisting 75% of the local growers, they shut out wholesalers and were able to better control their livelihood. Their success spawned other farmer cooperatives such as in dairy farming.<ref name=WHS/>
When prices dropped in 1921, the nation's first tobacco [[agricultural cooperative|marketing co-operative]] was formed, the Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Co-op Pool. The co-op then purchased the building from Bekkedal. By enlisting 75% of the local growers, they shut out wholesalers and were able to better control their livelihood. Their success spawned other farmer co-operatives such as in dairy farming.<ref name=WHS/>


The warehouse is now privately owned.<ref name=WHS/>
The warehouse is now privately owned.<ref name=WHS/>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 1 April 2023

Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool or Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse
LocationViroqua, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°33′27″N 90°53′1.5″W / 43.55750°N 90.883750°W / 43.55750; -90.883750
Built1906
ArchitectParkinson and Dockendorff
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.03001167 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 2003

The Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse or Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse is located at 504 East Decker Street Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin USA. It was designed by the architects Parkinson & Dockendorff. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 2003.

History[edit]

Tobacco farming came to Wisconsin in the 1830s from the eastern United States and was appropriated by immigrant Norwegian farmers. Being a profitable cash crop, pioneers traveling to Vernon County brought the craft with them, farming much of the Coon Valley and Westby. Martin H. Bekkedal immigrated in the 1880s and became the largest tobacco leaf wholesaler in western Wisconsin by 1900. His 1906 brick veneered hybrid post-and-beam warehouse was one of the largest tobacco warehouses in the state.[2]

Building features[edit]

The profitability in tobacco is evident in the stylish curved parapets on the north and south walls with tobacco leaf medallion decorations.[2]

The building contains offices, a receiving room with a scale to weigh incoming tobacco, sorting and packing rooms in the basement, and "sweating" rooms where the temperature can be raised above 115 degrees to cure the tobacco.[3]

Grower co-op[edit]

When prices dropped in 1921, the nation's first tobacco marketing co-operative was formed, the Northern Wisconsin Tobacco Co-op Pool. The co-op then purchased the building from Bekkedal. By enlisting 75% of the local growers, they shut out wholesalers and were able to better control their livelihood. Their success spawned other farmer co-operatives such as in dairy farming.[2]

The warehouse is now privately owned.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse". Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Wheeler, Eric J. (July 2002). "Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2015.


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