Property Record
205 LODI ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Edward E. Seville House |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 3537 |
Location (Address): | 205 LODI ST |
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County: | Columbia |
City: | Lodi |
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Year Built: | 1897 |
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Survey Date: | 1999 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
Architect: | Carl C. Menes |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Lodi Street - Prairie Street Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 6/22/2000 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/21/2000 |
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Additional Information: | ROUND, CONICAL COPPER-ROOFED TOWER ON CNR. FOUNDATION IS ABLEMAN, WISCONSIN SANDSTONE. 2 STORY RECESSED PORCH IN CNR. NEO-CLASSICAL DETAILING. EDWARD SEVILLE WAS PARTNER WITH W.C. BISSELL IN THE LODI MERCHANTILE. CARL C. MENES WAS THE BUILDER AND DESIGNER. There is also a separate two-story original carriage barn located behind the house that is largely intact save for the modern garage door opening. This is the best of the Lodi's numerous Queen Anne style houses and it also has a superb original interior as well. Menes built this house for Edward Seville, a partner with W.C. Bissell in the Lodi Mercantile. "The original double-columned porch and turret with curved windows grace this Lodi landmark. Menes built this house for Edward Seville, a partner with W.C. Bissell in the Lodi Mercantile. The garland swags on the turret are typical of Queen Anne style." Preservation Committee of the Lodi Valley Historical Society, Stepping Back: A Walking Tour of Historic Lodi Homes, 1995. |
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Bibliographic References: | STEPPING BACK: A WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC LODI HOMES, LODI VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, JUNE 1995. Lodi Valley News: 5/29/1897, p. 3; 6/19/1897, p. 3; 7/24/1897, p. 3; 8/7/1897, p. 3; 11/06/1897, p. 3; 2/12/1898, p. 3; 6/25/1898, p. 3. Lodi Enterprise: February 9, 1900, p. 1 (photo); 11/08/1907, p. 1 (Seville obituary); 9/24/1909, p. 1 (photo). Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Lodi Fire Insurance Maps, 1892, 1898. City of Lodi Tax Rolls. Lodi Historical Album. Lodi; 1973, p. 122. State Bank of Lodi 1988 Historic Calendar, p. 1 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |