Gov. James T. Lewis House Explained

Gov. James T. Lewis House
Location:	711 W. James St. Columbus, Wisconsin
Built:	1854-56
Architecture:	Italianate
Refnum:	82000644
Added:	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.

History

The house was home to James T. Lewis, the ninth Governor of Wisconsin.^[1] 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.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 1982. It has been valued at $499,900.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Governor James Taylor Lewis / Governor Lewis: Civil War Era. Historical Marker Database.org. 2012-02-02.
2. Web site: Davis . Julie . Garfield . Leonard T. . National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Lewis, Gov. James T., House . National Archives Catalog . . June 12, 2023 . December 8, 1981.
3. Web site: Homes of Governors . CNBC . 2012-02-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527220044/http://www.cnbc.com/id/43484112/Homes_of_Governors?slide=5 . 2014-05-27 .