Property Record
126 GREEN BAY RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HERMAN LINDNER STORE |
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| Other Name: | Scott Campbell House |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 13173 |
| Location (Address): | 126 GREEN BAY RD |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Cedarburg |
| Unincorporated Community: | HAMILTON |
| Town: | 10 |
| Range: | 21 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 35 |
| Quarter Section: | SE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1860 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Fieldstone |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hamilton Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 7/1/1976 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: |
| Additional Information: | A 'site file' (Hamilton 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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. 1975- STONE QUOINS AND LINTELS. ROOFLESS RUIN SERVED AS GENERAL STORE, POST OFFICE, AND APOTHECARY SHOP [Date Cnst:-1864] Known as The Apothecary Shop or Lindner's General Store, this fieldstone structure was a General Store before and after the Civil War. It was operated by Herman Lindner, a German immigrant and a bachelor. Civil War troops who were discharged after hostilities had to make their way north of Milwaukee on foot or horseback. These soldiers stopped at this store for their needs and continued on. When Mr. Lindner died, there was no family or heirs to take on the property at it fell into a state of neglect and ruin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Cook, Ruth. Historic Hamilton. Town of Cedarburg Landmarks Commission, 1976. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |