Property Record
152 S BIRDSEY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | CHARLES TOPP HOUSE |
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| Reference Number: | 3458 |
| Location (Address): | 152 S BIRDSEY ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
| Architect: | Barber, George F. |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | HEAVY MASSING, WRAP AROUND PORCH, 1/2 ROUND OPENING TO 3RD STORY RECESSED PORCH, BAY WINDOW ON 2ND STORY, ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS ON SIDE. TOPP WENT INTO BUSINESS WITH HIS BROTHER JOHN IN 1865. THEY OPERATED THE TOPP STORE, A GROCERY AND DRY GOODS STORE. CHARLES WAS KICKED IN THE HEAD BY A HORSE AND DIED BEFORE THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED. Despite information that this house was designed by a local architect named J.C. Schultz, this is a George F. Barber mail order house. It is design #91 plan 1 and is identical with the exception of a modification of the porch to wrap around the side elevation. This house was designed by local architect Julius C. Schultz, according to the original drawings, which are in the possession of the owner(as of 1997). However, the design of the house is identical to a house designed by Knoxville, Tennessee architect George F. Barber and it is not known whether Schultz just appropriated the design or was using it under some unknown agreement with Barber. The design was reproduced in one of Barber's numerous mail order catalogs. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING. COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Republican, August 4, 1900, p. 1. Columbus Historic Landmarks and Preservation Commission Site Files. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |