National Register of Historic Places

Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House

Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Listed
July 29, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000580

About this property

The Fred and Lucia Farnham House is a historical house in Columbus, Wisconsin. The Italianate style home was designed, and constructed in 1867, by Columbus architect and carpentry contractor Richard D. Vanaken. It was initially inhabited by Fred and Lucia Farnham. Fred Farnham (c. 1821—1871), who was born Frederich F. Farnham in Vermont, was raised in Canada, and the state of New York. At the age of 25-years-old, c. 1846—1847, he moved from the latter location to Columbus, where he joined his three sisters. Farnham became a prosperous merchant in the city. He married Lucia Marsh of New York, in 1850. Farnham and James Allen, Lucia's brother-in-law, then became business partners and ran a highly successful produce and wholesale store. The profits from the store allowed Fred Farnham to build his new house at a corner lot on West James Street, a significant street in Columbus. The two-story house has a cruciform plan main block, with a small kitchen wing in the back, similar to other Italianate houses in Columbus.

Location

553 W. James St.
Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin
43.34145, -89.02012

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House listed on the National Register?

Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 29, 2009.

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Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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