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211 N LUDINGTON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

211 N LUDINGTON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
211 N LUDINGTON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Schendel, Reinhard and Amelia, House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:3489
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):211 N LUDINGTON ST
County:Columbia
City:Columbus
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1894
Additions:
Survey Date:1996
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:Balloon Frame
Wall Material:Clapboard
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Schendel, Reinhard and Amelia, House
National Register Listing Date:6/7/2010
State Register Listing Date:10/23/2009
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
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.

3RD STORY ROUND TURRET W/CONICAL ROOF W/WOOD SHINGLES OVER PORCH ON CNR OF 2ND STORY W/IRON RAILINGS. BAY WINDOW W/WOOD SHINGLES AT ROOF LINE, ALL ABOVE. 1ST STORY WRAP AROUND PORCH W/LATTICE SKIRT. WOOD SHINGLES IN GABLE.

A unique feature of this very fine Queen Anne style house is the front-facing gable end, which is clad in wood shingles imitating the suits in a deck of cards (clubs, spades, hearts, diamonds), and the side-facing gable end, which depicts the moon and stars in wood shingles.
Bibliographic References:City of Columbus Real Estate Tax Rolls. Columbus Republican: October 20, 1894, p. 1.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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