456 SEMINARY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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456 SEMINARY ST

Architecture and History Inventory
456 SEMINARY ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:John A. and Martha Robertson House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:3563
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):456 SEMINARY ST
County:Columbia
City:Lodi
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1897
Additions:
Survey Date:1999
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect: Lindsay, Frank L.
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Robertson, John A. and Martha, House
National Register Listing Date:1/22/2009
State Register Listing Date:7/18/2008
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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.
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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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