Property Record
103 N LUDINGTON
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | WILLIAMS CORNER DRUGSTORE |
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| Other Name: | SAMPSON PHARMACY |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3482 |
| Location (Address): | 103 N LUDINGTON |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1853 |
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| Survey Date: | 19742021 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | A.G. Cooper (builder) |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Columbus Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS, CAST IRON CORNICE. THE BUILDER WAS A.G. COOPER. THE BUILDING WAS CONTINUOUSLY OCCUPIED BY A DRUG STORE FROM 1865 TO 2002. WHILE JOHN WILLIAMS OWNED THE BUILDING IT GOT THE NAME "CORNER DRUG STORE". THE BASEMENT ENTRANCE WAS COVERED WHEN THE SIDEWALKS WERE PAVED. THE BASEMENT HOUSED AN OYSTER BAR. THE FIRST FLOOR INTERIOR RETAINS THE ORIGINAL TILE FLOOR AND TIN CEILING. THE SECOND FLOOR SERVED AS PROFESSIONAL OFFICES AND THE THIRD FLOOR WAS A MEETING ROOM. CAST IRON CORNICE WAS BUILT BY HORACE COOPER. |
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| Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |