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][8]

The district includes the work of Louis Sullivan. It was featured in the 2009 film Public Enemies.[9]

  • First National Bank Building
    First National Bank Building
  • Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
    Farmers and Merchants Union Bank
  • Whitney Hotel
    Whitney Hotel
  • Whitney Building
    Whitney Building

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#92000113)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Mary Poser (January 30, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Columbus Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. "Williams Corner Drugstore". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. "Whitney Hotel". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. "First National Bank". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  6. "Hotel Tremont". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  7. "Bonnett's Millinery". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  8. "Roughly bounded by Mill, Water and Harrison STS. And Dickason BLVD. | National or State Registers Record". January 2012.
  9. "Columbus Downtown Historic District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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