Property Record
111 E JAMES
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | FARNHAM BLOCK |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 28456 |
Location (Address): | 111 E JAMES |
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County: | Columbia |
City: | Columbus |
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Year Built: | 1856 |
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Survey Date: | 1994 |
Historic Use: | small retail building |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Columbus Downtown Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/1992 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
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Additional Information: | FRED FARNHAM JOINED HIS SISTERS IN COLUMBUS IN 1846 AND WENT TO WORK AS A CLERK FOR ARNOLD AND BASSETT AT 119 E. JAMES. FARNHAM HAD THIS BUILDING CONSTRUCTED AND OPERATED A PRODUCE BUSINESS HERE WITH HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW JAMES F. ALLEN. "This three story building housed the store of one of Columbus' most successful businessmen and earliest merchants." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
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Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |