Columbus Downtown Historic District

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Columbus Downtown Historic District
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A portion of the district.
LocationRoughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd., Columbus, Wisconsin
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
NRHP reference No.92000113[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1992

The Columbus Downtown Historic District is located in Columbus, Wisconsin.

History[]

The district is the old commercial heart of town around the junction of Dickason Blvd and James St, including many cream brick buildings built by Richard Vanaken and Henry Boelte.[2] Notable buildings include the 1852 Corner Drug,[3] the 1858 Italianate Whitney Hotel,[4] the 1865 First National Bank (restyled Neoclassical in 1916),[5] the 1892 Richardsonian Romanesque Hotel Tremont,[6] and the 1903 Bonnett's Millinery Shop.[7]

The district includes the work of Louis Sullivan. It was featured in the 2009 film Public Enemies.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Mary Poser (1990-01-30). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Columbus Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  3. ^ "Williams Corner Drugstore". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  4. ^ "Whitney Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  5. ^ "First National Bank". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  6. ^ "Hotel Tremont". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  7. ^ "Bonnett's Millinery". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  8. ^ "Columbus Downtown Historic District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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