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 James Taylor Lewis (October 30, 1819August 5, 1904) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Governor of Wisconsin (1864–1866). Prior to his election as governor, he was the 7th Secretary of State of Wisconsin (1862&n ...

, the ninth

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. 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

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with paired

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

References

Houses in Columbia County, Wisconsin Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Italianate architecture in Wisconsin Columbus, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Wisconsin Houses completed in 1856 {{Wisconsin-struct-stub