Property Record
118 S Main St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ewald Bros. Feed Store and Warehouse |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 246704 |
| Location (Address): | 118 S Main St |
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| County: | Vilas |
| City: | Eagle River |
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| Year Built: | 1923 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Eagle River Downtown Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/6/2025 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 8/23/2024 |
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| Additional Information: | The building was originally built in 1923 to house the feed store/serve as a warehouse of the Ewald Bros. The following year, Ewald Bros. dissolved and bother Bruno bought out his brother Reinhold. In 1927, Bruno moved his grocery and meat business into this building. Following the repeal of prohibition, Bandow opened a liquor store out of the building and this was the first location (1933) of Irving Minton's Mint Bar, which would later relocated to 108 E. Main Street. In 1934, the space was remodeled and another bar went into the space, which was operated by Mart Hirzel. Living quarters were also added onto the back of the liquor store for the Bandow family. The bar was later known as Bandow's Bar. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "Builds New Warehouse," Eagle River Review, 30 August 1923, 1; "Build on Main Street," The Vilas County News, 12 September 1923, 1; "B.C. Ewald Moving Into New Building," THe Vilas County News, 18 May 1927, 1; "Building Fever is Catching," The Vilas County News-Review, 28 June 1934, 3; "New Might Club and Tavern are Built," The Vilas County News-Review, 26 July 1934, 3; "Mart Hirzel, Resident for Many Years, Opens Tavern," The Vilas County News-Review, 30 August 1934, 1. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |