Property Record
101 E JAMES
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | SARGENT BLOCK |
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| Other Name: | B & E GIFT SHOP |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3500 |
| Location (Address): | 101 E JAMES |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Columbus |
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| Year Built: | 1866 |
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| Survey Date: | 19772021 |
| Historic Use: | restaurant |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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| Wall Material: | Cream 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: | HEAVY BRACKETED CORNICE W/GABLED PARAPETS ON FRONT AND SIDE, SEGMENTAL ARCHED WINDOWS, ONE ROUND ARCH PAIR OF WINDOWS W/SINGLE ARCHED HOOD. BUILT BY HARVEY LOOMIS AND JOHN SARGENT. Originally served as a restaurant. "An elaborate metal cornice is a prominent feature on this building and helps it anchor the 'four corners'. It was built by Harvey Loomis and John Sargent and originally served as a restaurant." Columbus Historic Architecture Tours, undated. |
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| Bibliographic References: | COLUMBUS HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE TOURS, 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 |