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337 FIRST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

337 FIRST ST

Architecture and History Inventory
337 FIRST ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Alfred John House
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:121897
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):337 FIRST ST
County:Sheboygan
City:Waldo
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1918
Additions:
Survey Date:2001
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Dutch Colonial Revival
Structural System:
Wall Material:Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:John was a Nash Auto dealer and a Firestone, Goodyear, and Kelly-Springfield tire dealer.

2001:
Both the residence and associated garage were constructed by Alfred John. John was born in 1889 in the Town of Sheboygan Falls and, in 1895, he moved to the town of Lima. In 1918, he established a car salesroom and repair garage. Tax records and secondary sources suggest that the house and garage were built that year. An unidentified advertisement indicates that he was a dealer for the Nash automobile as well as a dealer in Firestone, Goodyear and Kelly-Springfield tires. On June 4, 1924, John married Olive Tracy, whose parents operated the Tracy General Store in Waldo. Olive graduated from Waldo High School in 1918 and then attended business school in Plymouth. Thereafter, she worked at her parent's store until 1926. The Johns ran the garage until 1940 or 1944; thereafter, Alfred worked at the Waldo Canning Co., until his retirement in 1954; he was also employed at Waldo Orchards.
Bibliographic References:Obituary index at the Sheboygan Co. Research Center. Williams, The History of the Village of Waldo, 1995, pp. 44 and 126. Architecture/History Survey 2001: Heritage Research (Schnell)
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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