Prairie Street Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Prairie Street Historic District

Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin
Listed
January 7, 1999
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
98001586

About this property

The Prairie Street Historic District is a residential historic district in Columbus, Wisconsin. The district consists of thirty-nine houses, two carriage houses, and a church along a five-block section of West Prairie Street. The oldest house in the district was built circa 1860, while the most recent was built in 1936. The district is noted for its architectural diversity, a product of the large original lots being subdivided over time and contemporary houses being built on the new lots. Architectural styles represented in the district include Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick Style, Victorian Gothic, American Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Georgian Revival. The district includes works by Milwaukee architects Edward Townsend Mix, Henry C. Koch, and Van Ryn & DeGelleke. The district was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 1998 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year. One house in the district, the Tudor Revival F. A. Chadbourn House, is listed individually on the NRHP.

Location

Columbus, Columbia County, Wisconsin
43.33990, -89.02382

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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Nearby Historic Sites

Chadbourn, F. A., House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Lewis, Gov. James T., House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Farnham, Fred and Lucia, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Bellack, Albert M. and Alice, House
Industrial
0.2 mi
South Dickason Boulevard Residential Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Prairie Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

Prairie Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Prairie Street Historic District?

Prairie Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Prairie Street Historic District?

The period of significance for Prairie Street Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1860.

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