Property Record
6 N. Main St.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Droock's |
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| Other Name: | Moongate |
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| Reference Number: | 155645 |
| Location (Address): | 6 N. Main St. |
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| County: | Barron |
| City: | Rice Lake |
| Township/Village: | Rice Lake |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Barney Droock was a confectioner, known for his ice cream, and one of the prominent businessmen of Rice Lake. Born in Russia in 1865, he immigrated to the United States in 1895. After living in several east coast and upper Midwest communities, he arrived in Rice Lake in 1901 and established his business that same year. |
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| Bibliographic References: | N. S. Gordon, Editor. History of Barron County, Wisconsin. H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1922, p. 196. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |