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503 N MAIN ST

Historic Name:
JOHN FOOTE HOUSE

Other Name:

Reference Number:
3548

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Property Location

Location (Address)

503 N MAIN ST

County

Columbia

City/Village

Lodi

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1848

Additions

Survey Date

1999,2020

Historic Use

house

Architectural Style

Gabled Ell

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

1/2 ROUND BLIND WINDOW IN GABLE,SPINDLED PORCHES. This fine brick gable ell house was built for John Foote, one of the earliest settlers of Lodi, and a considerable landowner in the surrounding area. The brick walls are now painted but the house is otherwise largely intact. House has been in the same family from 1917-2001. Although the date of this house is variously given as 1848 or 1857, no documentation was found to support them, although 1857 is a reasonable surmise. The house does show up on the 1874 Bird's Eye view as it is today, though, so a date prior to this is definite, which would also be indicated by the style of the house. "The land for the home was purchased from the U.S. Government in 1848 by John Foote. The brick for this Homestead style house came from the Merrimac brickyard across the Wisconsin River." Preservation Committee of the Lodi Valley Historical Society, Stepping Back: A Walking Tour of Historic Lodi Homes, 1995. 2020: The John Foote House (503 N. Main St.) is located next door to the Lewis House and it occupies a corner lot that is bounded by N. Main St. (WIS 113) and Chestnut St. The Foote House is a painted brick Gable Ell form house.

Bibliographic References

STEPPING BACK: A WALKING TOUR OF HISTORIC LODI HOMES. JUNE 1995. City of Lodi Tax Rolls. Lodi Enterprise: 3/30/1900, p. 1; 7/14/1905, p. 1; 1/03/1913, p. 1 (John Foote Obituary). Lodi Valley News: 6/27/1885, p. 3; 4/01/1899, p. 3. Butterfield, Consul W. History of Columbia County, WI. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 991. Stoner, J. J. Birds Eye View of Lodi, Wisconsin. Madison: 1874. Lodi Historical Album: 1848-1973. Lodi, 1973, p. 129 (historic photo). Lodi Enterprise 5/31/2001.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Not Listed

National Register Listing Date

State Register Listing Date

Contributing

house Gabled Ell

Columbia
County

Lodi
Community

1840-1849
Decade

National and State Register Listing

Unique ID
HI3548

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