| Additional Information: | Dave Dulberg (1992): The building was known as Barker's lumber and before that Urb York owned it.
By 1884, Oscar P. Van Dusen with Gallett and Breese ran the Wentworth lumberyard east of Wisconsin along the north bank of the canal. In 1888, Prentice and Mohr began operation of the west portion of the former Van Dusen lumberyard. Christian F. Mohr ahd began dealing in lumber as well as hops since 1869. Prentice and Mohr dealt in lumber, sash, blinds, doors, building paper, salt, cement, coal, and lime. C.F. Mohr reorganized his company with Samuel Stotzer in 1901 and again in 1913. At that time, the company also maintained its mills at Holt, Wisconsin and its main office at Wausau. The Mohr-Stotzer Lumber Company advertised as manufacturers of pine, hemlock and hardwood lumber. The C.F. Mohr Lumber Company erected the lumberyard office in 1899-1910 at 201 DeWitt (25/0), and continued to operate the lumberyard office east of Wisconsin through 1930. C.F. Mohr also owned the coal, and lime storage buildings at 211 E. Mullett (49/0) just east of Adams by 1918. By 1937 through 1948, the company and office were owned by the Barker Lumber and Fuel Company. By 1951 through 1955, it had become the York-Barker Lumber Company. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sanborn-Perris Map Co.
1885-89: blacksmith
1894: vacant store
1901: sash and lumber (bldg. longer than in 1894, replaced)
1910: doors, sash, and blinds
1918: office and storage
1929: store with elevator
Columbia Co. Treasurer 1863-
1895: C.F. Mohr unlisted
1898: C.F. Mohr listed-$700
1900: 1600
1901; 2000
1905: 3500
Listed under C.F. Mohr from 1898-1930, the building dates to 1899-1900. Cast iron pilasters state "Portage Iron Work/1900." Built between 1899 and 1900 and functioned as part of Mohr's lumberyard.
Directories:
202 DeWitt: York-Barker Lumber (Johnson Printing Co. 1955)
Barker Lumber and Fuel Co. (Commonwealth Telephone Co. 1948)
Barker Lumber and Fuel Co. (same 1937)
C.F. Mohr Lumber Company (Smith-Baumann Directory Co. 1929-30)
C.F. Mohr Est., lumber and coal managed by Fred Burbach (R.L. Polk & Co. 1927-28)Mohr, Christian F. lumber (R.L. Polk & Co. 1924-25; 1921; 1919-20
201-203, Christian F. Mohr, Lumber and Coal (Farrell 1917)
C.F. Mohr, lumber and building material 201 (Voshardt 1910)
C.F. Mohr Lumber Co. (R.L. Polk & Co. 1901-02)
C.F. Mohr Lumber Co. (R.L. Polk & Co. 1897-98)
C.F. Mohr is not in the lumber business in 1895-96 (R.L. Polk & Co. 1895-96)
In a 1910 advertisement, C.F. Mohr is a dealer om lumber, sash, doors, blinds, mouldings, building paper, cement, lime, coal, paits, oils, and fence wire (Voshardt, 1910)
Historic Portage, WI: Downtown & Waterfront Walking Tour, 1995. |
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