N 88 W 16712 APPLETON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N 88 W 16712 APPLETON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
N 88 W 16712 APPLETON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Reinhold Hille Building
Other Name:DEBONNAIRE DOG
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:7998
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N 88 W 16712 APPLETON AVE
County:Waukesha
City:Menomonee Falls
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
Additions:
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:small retail building
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/21/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of Menominee Falls
NOTES
Additional Information:Reinhold Hille was a jeweler since about 1904. In 1908, he purchased the jewelry business of M. Obermeyer in the Thomas Building. The first floor of the building was specifically designed with high ceilings to permit jewelry display cabinets and also had a large vault. Armin Hille joined his father's business in 1934 as an optometrist. Reinhold's daughter, Margaret Touissant, worked in the business as a watchmaker in 1945. Reinhold Hille owned the building until the 40s and died in 1950. At this time, Armin moved his business to a new location. Koehn and Koehn have owned the building since 1962.
Bibliographic References:MENOMONEE FALLS NEWS 10/15/1970. Menomonee Falls News 10/5/1920. Menomonee Falls News 7/16/1920. Tax records. Menomonee Falls News 11/14/1909. Menomonee Falls News 11/5/1909. 1925 Sanborn-Perris map. Menomonee Falls Diamond Jubilee 1892-1967 booklet, p. 46. Goode, 1958: 404. Menomonee Falls News 10/15/1920. Menomonee Falls News 5/14/1909. Johnson, 1985: 33.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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