Property Record
348 S DICKASON BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | C. Chadbourn House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3466 |
| Location (Address): | 348 S DICKASON BLVD |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1857 |
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| Additions: | 1997 1899 1872 |
| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | South Dickason Boulevard Residential Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/4/1999 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/26/1998 |
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| Additional Information: | BAKER MADE HIS LIVING FARMING AND RAISING LIVESTOCK OUTSIDE COLUMBUS IN 1857. IN 1862 HE JOINED HIS BROTHER IN A DETECTIVE BUSINESS. DURING THE CIVIL WAR HE WAS AWARDED A CAPTAINCY IN THE QUARTERMASTERS DEPT. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AFTER THE WAR HE RETURNED TO HIS FARM. HE BUILT THIS HOUSE WHEN HE RETIRED TO TOWN AND FURNISHED IT WITH ANTIQUES THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM SOUTHERN MANSIONS. UPON THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE IN 1898 DR. AND MRS. EDWARD POSER PURCHASED THE HOUSE. THEY ADDED THE QUEEN ANNE PORCH, THE SLEEPING PORCH, AND AN OAK STAIRCASE. -Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. "The house displays several different styles. Elements of the Greek Revival style are present in the frieze band at the roofline which is supported by tall corner pilasters. The frieze returns at the base of the gables. The large front porch, with its octagonal extension, is Queen Anne in its massing. However, the formal quality of its columns and the modillion blocks at the eaves speak to growing interest in the Classical Revival style at the turn of the century. The simplified brackets engaged at the tops of the columns are unique." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. DR. POSER HAD A PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE. This house began as a smaller Gabeled Ell form Greek Revival style house built by Chadbourn in 1857. In 1860 he sold it to H. T. Long, who remodeled it by raising the ell to a full two-stories in 1872, just before selling it to Capt. Calvin C. Baker. In 1899, Baker's estate sold the house to Dr. E. M. Poser, who enlarged the veranda, added the gazebo to it, and enlarged the house to the rear, giving the house a Queen Anne style update. In 1997 the 3rd generation of the Posers living there added an extension and porch area on the rear of the North side. |
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| Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Butterfield, C. W. History of Columbia County, WI. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1880, p. 955. Columbus Democrat: July 1, 1869, p. 1; July 15, 1870, p. 3; May 3, 1872, p. 1; August 16, 1899. p. 1. Columbus Journal: September 6, 1860, p. 3. Columbus Republican: August 9, 1873, p. 1; February 18, 1899, p. 1. Stare, Frederick A. The Story of Columbus. Installment Nos. 90 and 91 (pp. 137-138) and 113-114 (pp. 170-171). Columbus History and Architecture Tours, 2009. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |