Property Record
152 W JAMES
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | BELLACK BUILDING |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 28451 |
| Location (Address): | 152 W JAMES |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Columbus Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 3/5/1992 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/22/1992 |
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| Additional Information: | A.M. "DICK" BELLACK TOOK OVER THE MEN'S CLOTHING BUSINESS STARTED BY HIS FATHER AND MOVED IT TO THIS BUILDING IN 1895. HE BUILT AN ADDITION KNOWN AS THE "TAILOR BUILDING" AT 116 N. DICKASON BLVD. IN 1900. HE AND HIS SON OPERATED THE BUSINESS UNTIL 1935. IT REMAINED A MEN'S CLOTHING STORE UNTIL THE 1980S. THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS MET IN THE SECOND FLOOR MEETING ROOM FOR MANY YEARS. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOUR, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |