Property Record
107 N RAILROAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | H.J. Mack Hardware Store |
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| Other Name: | BRANDNER'S MEATS; Chain of Lakes Cyclery |
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| Reference Number: | 21588 |
| Location (Address): | 107 N RAILROAD ST |
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| County: | Vilas |
| City: | Eagle River |
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| Town: | 40 |
| Range: | 10 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 33 |
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| Year Built: | 1888 |
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| Survey Date: | 1988 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' 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. MOULDED AND BRACKETED EAVESPOLYGONAL 2ND FLR ORIELSEE RAILROAD ST (R#21587) FOR PHOTO [Date Cnst:PRE (PHOTO)] Bay window was added between 1905 and 1916. Ground floor level bump-out was constructed by the Brandners in the 1940's, who may have also put on the vinyl siding. H.J. Mack purchased the building in 1888 to house his hardware store. He sold it to August Weil in 1905 who ran a meat market and later a general store in the building. In 1928, he sold it to the Brandner family who ran a general store until the 1990s when Chain of Lakes Cyclery took over the store. |
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| Bibliographic References: | EAGLE RIVER-VILAS CO NEWS-REVIEW/THREE LAKE NEW "TURN BACK THE CLOCK" (07/26/79) “Architecture/History Survey: Replacement Of The Eagle River Bridge; USH 45, City Of Eagle River.” WHS project number 94-0099/VI. April 1999. Prepared by Joyce McKay. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |