Property Record
549 W PRAIRIE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | J.I. MERRIAM HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 3514 |
Location (Address): | 549 W PRAIRIE ST |
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County: | Columbia |
City: | Columbus |
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Year Built: | 1896 |
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Survey Date: | 1996 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Barber, George F. |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Prairie Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/7/1999 |
State Register Listing Date: | 7/26/1998 |
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Additional Information: | ELABORATE BARGE BOARDS, WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLES, WRAP AROUND PORCH W/OCTAGONAL, PAVILION ROOFED GAZEBO ON CNR, TURNED PORCH POLES. MERRIAM WAS A LUMBER AND COAL DEALER IN COLUMBUS. HE LIVED IN THE HOUSE UNTIL 1943. This house is a mail-order house from George Barber in Knoxville. The house is noted in Barber's plan book as Design No. 56, plan No. 1. This house was built for coal dealer J. I. Merriam 1896. |
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Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. City of Columbus Historic Landmarks and Preservation Commission site files. City of Columbus Real Estate Tax Rolls. Columbus Republican: January 25, 1896, p. 1. Columbus History and Architecture Tours, 2009. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |