Property Record
306 W JAMES ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Edward H. Silsbee House |
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| Reference Number: | 3477 |
| Location (Address): | 306 W JAMES ST |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1855 |
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| Survey Date: | 19962012 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Federal |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. ITALIANATE BAY WINDOW W/ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS. DIAGONAL BRICK DECORATION AT ROOFLINE. The flat roof is surrounded by a stepped parapet with a dogtooth brick cornice. The main entrance is located on the southwest facade. Built in 1855 for Edward H. Silsbee, an early Columbus merchant, out of what was almost certainly locally made red brick, the Silsbee House is a very rare example of Federal Style design in Wisconsin. Within a year, Silsbee sold the house to Daniel F. Newcomb, who occupied it unti 1866. 2012- "The Edward H. Silsbee/Daniel F. Newcomb House, built in 1855, is a two-story Federal residence consisting of a rectangular-plan main block with a gable-roof rear wing. The walls are of red brick, and the main block's flat roof is surrounded by a stepped parapet with a dogtooth brick cornice. The off-center main entrance is located on the front (southwest) facade. The flat-roof entry porch has square posts with small decorative braces, and the doorway is flanked by three-quarter sidelights. A hip-roof bay window projects from the center of the main block's southeast (side) elevation, featuring arched windows and paired brackets. A side porch on the same elevation, located at the junction of the rear wing and main block, features similar details. Window openings have stone sills and heavy flat corniced lintels and contain one-over-one double-hung vinyl replacement sash. The rear wing also has two small frieze-band windows beneath the eaves of the side elevation. A small brick chimney is located on the ridgeline of the roof at the center of the rear wing." -"STH 16/60, Industrial Dr to Manning St (USH 151)", WIS-DOT 1401-02-01 & 1401-02-04, prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc., (2012). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Columbus Democrat: September 24, 1868, p. 1 Stare, Frederick A. The Story of Columbus. Installment No. 98 (p. 149) “Architecture and History Survey: STH 16/60” WHS project number 14-0933/CO. June 2012. Prepared by Mead & Hunt Inc. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |