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 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 |