Property Record
119 E JAMES ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Swarthout Drug Store |
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| Other Name: | Lohr's Tavern |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 61745 |
| Location (Address): | 119 E JAMES ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1858 |
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| Survey Date: | 1996 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
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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: | "A frame building owned by John Swarthout was the first drug store in Columbia County. He rented offices to James Lewis and Dr. Axtel, the first lawyer and doctor in town. Swarthout drugstore became the local gathering place for Republicans. The Civil War news was read aloud from a chair on the counter." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 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 |