Property Record
111 E COOK
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | John A. Bryan Meats; Ideal Dry Cleaners, Red Goose Sh |
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| Other Name: | Rural Insurance |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 41208 |
| Location (Address): | 111 E COOK |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Portage |
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| Year Built: | 1911 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Tile |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Portage Retail Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/27/1995 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/24/1994 |
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| Additional Information: | String courses along the parapet; the tile veneer along front possibly added and first floor store front modified. John A. Bryan operated a butcher shop by 1870 (Chapin 1870). He owned the property at 119 E. Cook from 1868 through 1904 and presumably ran his business in the building on the property which was replaced between 1882 and 1885. By 1908 through 1910, John A. Bryan had moved to 109 E. Cook (56/9) and purchased that building during that interval. By 191101912, John A. Bryan had moved into his new building at 111 E. Cook. He remained in business through 1914. By 1917, Otto C. Schwartz operated a shoe store in the building. By 1929, the Ideal Dry Cleaners owned by Robert P. Peschl located in the building. The Red Goose Shoe Store had replaced this business by 1948 and remained there through 1955. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 1929: Cleaning and dying 1918: Vacant store 1910: Barber shop 1901: Wall paper 1894: Vacant 1885-89: Confectionery Columbia Co. Treasurer 1863- Erected while owned by John Bryan in 1911-12. Directories 1955: (111) Red Goose Shoe Store (Johnson Printing Co.) 1948: (111) Red Goose Shoe Store (Commonwealth Telephone Co.) 1937: ? 1929: (111) Ideal Dry Cleaners, Robert P. Peschl (Smith-Baumann Directory Co.) 19178-18 (111) Otto C. Schwartz, shoes (Farrell) 1913-14, 1911-12: John A. Bryan, meats (R. L. Polk & Co.) |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |