147 N LEWIS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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147 N LEWIS ST

Architecture and History Inventory
147 N LEWIS ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:A.D. Bond/Lester R. Rockwell House
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Reference Number:3483
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):147 N LEWIS ST
County:Columbia
City:Columbus
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1869
Additions:C. 1874
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Italianate
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Wall Material:Clapboard
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:WIDE EAVES W/BRACKETS, IONIC COLUMNS ON PORCH. LOUIS SULLIVAN STAYED HERE WHILE WORK WAS PROGRESSING ON THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS UNION BANK. The clapboard-clad rear ell of this house was built in 1869 as a house by A. D. Bond, who then sold it to Lester R. Rockwell. Rockwell built the larger clapboard-clad front block ca.1874. Subsequent owners were Dr. B. F. Bellack, banker J. R. Wheeler, Elton Morrison, and Dr. A. J. Frederick.

Locals recall that President Taft spoke from the front balcony of the house.
Bibliographic References:COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, COLUMBUS HISTORIC LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION COMMISSION, 1994. Columbus Democrat: August 30, 1872, p. 1 Columbus Republican: July 30, 1869, p. 3; August 31, 1872, p. 1. Stare, Frederick A. The Story of Columbus. Installment Nos. 168 (p. 254), 298 (p. 444), 525 (p. 755). Columbus History and Architecture Tours, 2009.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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