Wisconsin - Columbia County - Historic Districts
Columbia County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Columbia County places including Carl C. Menes, Carl Ibisch, Julius Heimerl, E.M. Hackett, Henry Kosch, Livermore and Samuelson, Richard D. Vanaken and Louis Sullivan. Prominent architectural styles found in Columbia Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Church Hill Historic District (added 1997 - - #96001628)
Roughly bounded by Adams, Pleasant, Lock, and Franklin Sts. , Portage
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Columbus Downtown Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000113)
Also known as See Also:Farmers and Merchants Union Bank;Columbus City Hall
Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Sullivan,Louis
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Restaurant, School, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Restaurant, School, Specialty Store
Dix Street-Warner Street Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001444)
Roughly bounded by Maple Avenue, Dix, Hibbard, Warner, Fuller and South Charles Streets, Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1941-1970 AD
Durward's Glen (added 1978 - - #78000081)
NE of Merrimac off WI 78 , Merrimac
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Art, Literature, Exploration/Settlement, Philosophy, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Park, Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Lodi Downtown Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000980)
133, 137-139, 143, 147, 157, and 161-165 S. Main St. , Lodi
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hackett, E.M.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Restaurant
Lodi Street-Prairie Street Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000735)
Roughly Prairie St. from Second St. to Mill St. , Lodi
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Menes, Carl C.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000257)
Jct. of E. Mullet and Dodge Sts. , Portage
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Livermore and Samuelson
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Portage Retail Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000510)
Roughly, Cook from Wisconsin to Main, Wisconsin from Cook to Edgewater and DeWith from Conant to Edgewater , Portage
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Art Deco, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional
Portage Street Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000626)
Roughly along Portage St. form Spring to Parr Sts. , Lodi
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Menes, Carl C.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Prairie Street Historic District (added 1999 - - #98001586)
Roughly along W. Prairie St., including parts of S. Lewis St. and S. Charles St. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ibisch, Carl, Kosch, Henry
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Society Hill Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000112)
Roughly bounded by W. Wisconsin, Cass and W. Emmett Sts. and MacFarlane Rd. , Portage
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heimerl,Julius
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
South Dickason Boulevard Residential Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000240)
Roughly along S. Dickason Blvd., from W. School St. to W. Harrison, also along S. Ludington St. , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vanaken, Richard D., Ibisch, Carl
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
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