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Gov. James T. Lewis House

Coordinates: 43°20′31″N 89°01′18″W / 43.34205°N 89.02173°W / 43.34205; -89.02173
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Gov. James T. Lewis House
Gov. James T. Lewis House
Gov. James T. Lewis House is located in Wisconsin
Gov. James T. Lewis House
Location711 W. James St.
Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°20′31″N 89°01′18″W / 43.34205°N 89.02173°W / 43.34205; -89.02173
Built1854-56
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000644[1]
Added to NRHPApril 9, 1982

The Gov. James T. Lewis House, also known as the Lewis-Stare House, is a historic house at 711 W. James Street in Columbus, Wisconsin, United States.

History

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The house was home to James T. Lewis, the ninth Governor of Wisconsin.[2] Lewis built the house's west wing in 1854 and its east wing in 1856. The two-story Italianate house features a low hip roof topped by a cupola, a cornice with paired brackets, tall windows, and a wraparound porch supported by Tuscan columns. Lewis sold the house to his brother shortly after it was completed; local businessman Fred A. Stare, who managed the Columbus Canning Company, bought the house in 1917.[3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1982.[1] It has been valued at $499,900.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Governor James Taylor Lewis / Governor Lewis: Civil War Era". Historical Marker Database.org. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  3. ^ Davis, Julie; Garfield, Leonard T. (December 8, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lewis, Gov. James T., House". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Homes of Governors". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2012-02-02.