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WISCONSIN - Columbia County - Historic Districts

Church Hill Historic District (added 1997 - Columbia County - #96001628) Roughly bounded by Adams, Pleasant, Lock, and Franklin Sts. , Portage (239 acres, 61 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: multiple Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Government, Religion Current Sub-function: City Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Columbus Downtown Historic District (added 1992 - Columbia County - #92000113) Also known as See Also:Farmers and Merchants Union Bank;Columbus City Hall Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison Sts. and Dickason Blvd. , Columbus (110 acres, 57 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Sullivan,Louis Architectural Style: Italianate, Prairie School Area of Significance: Commerce, Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Government Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Restaurant, School, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Government Current Sub-function: City Hall, Restaurant, School, Specialty Store Durward's Glen (added 1978 - Columbia County - #78000081) NE of Merrimac off WI 78 , Merrimac (400 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure, 14 objects) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Gothic Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: Art, Literature, Exploration/Settlement, Philosophy, Religion Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion Historic Sub-function: Business, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Current Function: Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Park, Religious Structure, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art) Lodi Downtown Historic District (added 2008 - Columbia County - #08000980) 133, 137-139, 143, 147, 157, and 161-165 S. Main St. , Lodi (18 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Hackett, E.M. Architectural Style: Italianate, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Financial Institution, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Financial Institution, Restaurant Lodi Street-Prairie Street Historic District (added 2000 - Columbia County - #00000735) Roughly Prairie St. from Second St. to Mill St. , Lodi (55 acres, 24 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Menes, Carl C. Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Portage Industrial Waterfront Historic District (added 1995 - Columbia County - #95000257) Jct. of E. Mullet and Dodge Sts. , Portage (40 acres, 6 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Livermore and Samuelson Architectural Style: Italianate, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility Portage Retail Historic District (added 1995 - Columbia County - #95000510) Roughly, Cook from Wisconsin to Main, Wisconsin from Cook to Edgewater and DeWith from Conant to Edgewater , Portage (140 acres, 63 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Classical Revival, Art Deco, Italianate Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social Historic Sub-function: Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social Current Sub-function: Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Professional Portage Street Historic District (added 2000 - Columbia County - #00000626) Roughly along Portage St. form Spring to Parr Sts. , Lodi (40 acres, 9 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Menes, Carl C. Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Prairie Street Historic District (added 1999 - Columbia County - #98001586) Roughly along W. Prairie St., including parts of S. Lewis St. and S. Charles St. , Columbus (120 acres, 36 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Ibisch, Carl, Kosch, Henry Architectural Style: Italianate, Stick/Eastlake Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Society Hill Historic District (added 1992 - Columbia County - #92000112) Roughly bounded by W. Wisconsin, Cass and W. Emmett Sts. and MacFarlane Rd. , Portage (400 acres, 195 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Heimerl,Julius Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private , Local Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling South Dickason Boulevard Residential Historic District (added 1999 - Columbia County - #99000240) Roughly along S. Dickason Blvd., from W. School St. to W. Harrison, also along S. Ludington St. , Columbus (60 acres, 18 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Vanaken, Richard D., Ibisch, Carl Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Italianate Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Funerary Current Sub-function: Mortuary, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

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