100 S LUDINGTON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

100 S LUDINGTON

Architecture and History Inventory
100 S LUDINGTON | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:GRISWOLD BLOCK
Other Name:Sharrow Drugs
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:28462
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):100 S LUDINGTON
County:Columbia
City:Columbus
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Section:
Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1868
Additions:
Survey Date:1994
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Italianate
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Richard VanAken (builder)
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Columbus Downtown Historic District
National Register Listing Date:3/5/1992
State Register Listing Date:1/22/1992
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:THE BUILDER WAS VANAKEN. ORIGINALLY, THE PROPERTY HOUSED THREE STORES. THEY OPERATED A MERCANTILE STORE ON JAMES ST., A GROCERY STORE ON THE CORNER, AND SOLD THE OTHER TO JOHN SWARTHOUT, A DRUGGIST. THE FRONT PORTION OF THE DRUG STORE, WHICH WAS THE LEFT-HAND STORE ON LUDINGTON, BECAME THE POST OFFICE WITH SWARTHOUT ACTING AS POSTMASTER FROM 1872-1893.

"Swarthout came to Columbus from New York in 1846. In 1848 he secured a large shipment of drugs and started the first drug store in Columbia County on East James Street. In 1872 he purchased the left-hand store on Ludington for his drug store and the front portion became the official Post Office with Swarthout acting as postmaster from 1872-1893." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated.
Bibliographic References:COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus History and Architecture Tours, 2009. Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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