Property Record
101 N MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Oscar Bublitz Grocery Store |
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| Other Name: | Schmidt Ford Mercury Office |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 125013 |
| Location (Address): | 101 N MAIN ST |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Thiensville |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 20032014 |
| Historic Use: | grocery store/supermarket |
| Architectural Style: | Craftsman |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/26/2004 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/16/2004 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Main Street Historic District) exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. The cost of the building was just over $22,500 and it was built with what were considered modern techniques and conveniences including a poured concrete foundation, iron-beam construction, as well as a central vacuum system in the second-floor living quarters. Bublitz retired in 1955 and died the following year. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax rolls; Bublitz Family, Geneaological and biographical info, provided by Dawn Holyoke, great-grandaughter of Otto Bublitz. Mequon-Thiensville Courant 6/17/1999. “Architecture and History Survey: Main Street” WHS project number 14-1126/OZ. July 2014. Prepared by Megan Daniels. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |