Columbus Downtown Historic District

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

For other places of a similar name, see Columbus Historic District.
Columbus Downtown Historic District
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

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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