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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 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/> |
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The warehouse is now privately |
The warehouse is now privately owned.<ref name=WHS/> |
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Revision as of 19:37, 3 March 2013
Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool or Bekkedal Leaf Tobacco Warehouse | |
 Northern Wisconsin Co-op Tobacco Pool Warehouse | |
| Location | Viroqua, Wisconsin |
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| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Parkinson and Dockendorff |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001167 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 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. It was designed by architects Parkinson & Dockendorff. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 2003.
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 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
The profitability in tobacco is evident in the stylish curved parapets on the north and south walls with tobacco leaf medallion decorations.[2]
Grower co-op
When prices dropped in 1921, the nation's first tobacco 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.[2]
The warehouse is now privately owned.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Bekkedal Tobacco Warehouse". Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
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- Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places
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- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Former cooperatives
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