National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Columbia County

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