Property Record
456 SEMINARY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | John A. and Martha Robertson House |
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Reference Number: | 3563 |
Location (Address): | 456 SEMINARY 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: | Lindsay, Frank L. |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Robertson, John A. and Martha, House |
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National Register Listing Date: | 1/22/2009 |
State Register Listing Date: | 7/18/2008 |
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Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. SUPERB QUEEN ANNE STYLE DESIGN, ARGUABLY THE MOST IMPRESSIVE IN LODI. POLYGONAL TURRET W/ TALL, NARROW TENT ROOF, OVER SMALL RECESSED PORCH ON 2ND FLR, PEDIMENTS OVER PORCHES ON FRONT AND SIDE, ELABORATE TURNED PORCH COLUMNS ARE ACTUALLY MADE OF CAST IRON. Highly intact and elaborate interior as well. This excellent house was built in 1897 for John Robertson by James Dressen of Sauk City and was designed by F. L. Lindsay, an architect then practicing in Portage. |
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Bibliographic References: | Lodi Valley News: 8/21/1897, p. 3; 9/18/1897, p. 3. Lodi Enterprise: 9/17, 1909, p. 1 (historic photo). City of Lodi Tax Rolls. Lodi Historical Album:1848-1973. Lodi: 1973, p. 126. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |