National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Columbus Downtown Historic District |
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| Reference Number: | 92000113 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd. |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City/Village: | Columbus |
| Township: |
| This six-block district includes 79 commercial and institutional buildings built mostly of cream brick between 1852 and 1938. A large majority of the two- and three-story buildings were designed in Italianate and Commercial Vernacular styles. There are also several examples of Neo-Classical Revival and Romanesque Revival style structures and two Prairie School design buildings, including the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank (1919), a National Historic Landmark designed by Louis Sullivan. |
| Period of Significance: | 1852-1940 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Area of Significance: | Social History |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Restaurant |
| Historic Use: | Government: City Hall |
| Historic Use: | Education: School |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Sullivan,Louis |
| Architect: | Et al. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 03/05/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/22/1992 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 57 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 16 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |