Gov. James T. Lewis House | |
 Gov. James T. Lewis House | |
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| Location | 711 W. James St. Columbus, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°20′31″N89°01′18″W / 43.34205°N 89.02173°W |
| Built | 1854-56 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000644 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 9, 1982 |
The Gov. James T. Lewis House, also known as the Lewis-Stare House, is a historic house at 711 W. James Street in Columbus, Wisconsin, United States.
The house was home to James T. Lewis, the ninth Governor of Wisconsin. [2] Lewis built the house's west wing in 1854 and its east wing in 1856. The two-story Italianate house features a low hip roof topped by a cupola, a cornice with paired brackets, tall windows, and a wraparound porch supported by Tuscan columns. Lewis sold the house to his brother shortly after it was completed; local businessman Fred A. Stare, who managed the Columbus Canning Company, bought the house in 1917. [3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1982. [1] It has been valued at $499,900. [4]
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