519 RICHMOND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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519 RICHMOND ST

Architecture and History Inventory
519 RICHMOND ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:CHRISTOPHER ST. JOHN HOUSE
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Reference Number:3518
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):519 RICHMOND ST
County:Columbia
City:Columbus
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1865
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Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cut Stone
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Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:2 SECTIONS SIDE BY SIDE, ONE W/HIP ROOF, ONE W/GABLED ROOF, WALLS OF CUT SANDSTONE. STONE WAS HAND QUARRIED AND TOOLED BY ST. JOHN NEAR WATERLOO AND BROUGHT HERE 2 OR 3 AT A TIME. ST. JOHN MADE HANDLES FOR ADZES, PICKS, AND AXES; HIS NICKNAME WAS "AXE HANDLE ST. JOHN". THE CUT STONE SLABS ARE 4" THICK AND STANDING ON EDGE. This very small cut stone Italianate style house was built ca.1865 for Christopher St. John and it is one of the most unusual examples of this style in Wisconsin. A bedroom occupies the second story of the taller of the two sections of the building and is the most original remaining portion of the original interior. The exterior, however, is still in a very original state. Earlier photos show that this house once had a standing seam metal roof, but it is not known if this is still true.
Bibliographic References:COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. City of Columbus Historic Landmarks and Preservation Commssion site files. City of Columbus Real Estate Tax Rolls. Stare, Frederick A. The Story of Columbus. Installment No. 196 (pp. 295-296). Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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