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Lewis Home

408 S Washington

2007

 

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Tony and Kathy Arnett purchased their Georgian revival style home at 408 S. Washington St. in the fall of 2005 after an extensive hunt to find the perfect "big, old house in a small town."

 

The house was built in 1900 by George C. Lewis, whose father founded the G. B. Lewis Box Company which later became Applied Moldings Company.  The home is listed on the State of Wisconsin and National Registry of Historic Places.

 

The spacious home still contains many of its original details, including pocket doors; hardwood floors and wainscoting; 12- foot ceilings; crown molding; two marble-tiled fireplaces; several leaded-glass windows; and more.

 

The Arnetts have improved the home by refinishing floors, restoring the wrap-around porch, remodeling the second floor bathroom, and painting several rooms.