A list of real estate and personal property taxes collected from La Crosse, Wis., property owners as kept by the City of La Crosse (Wis.) treasurer’s office.

These 97 volumes are tax lists of the City of La Crosse arranged chronologically by year, then by legal description. They include if the tax was paid and by whom. Early lists include the legal description, property owner’s name, value of property, city tax, county tax, railroad tax, state tax, district school tax, county school tax, grade tax [later referred to as grade & pavement], PW tax [Public Works or special assessments], fees, and total due. These subdivisions changed slightly through the period. Beginning with 1886, the value information was separated into the value of real estate, value of improvements, and total assessed value.

For 1857-1912, the tax lists include personal property tax assessed, but this amount is not broken out and does not specify what residents were being taxed for.