N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:HANS MUELLER CAFE
Other Name:SOUTH OF THE BORDER
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:7999
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE
County:Waukesha
City:Menomonee Falls
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:1992
Historic Use:large retail building
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Martin Finch White
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:SHAPED PARAPET. Contractor was William Gessert. The Emma and Hans Mueller Cafe was established in the former Blair's ice cream parlor in 1917. From 1913-1917, Hans worked at the Eagle Hotel. This building not only originally housed the cafe but also the offices of Drs. William G. Dormann and William Berndt as well as apartments on the second floor. Carl Mueller became Hans' partner in 1938. Mueller's Cafe was in operation until 1947 when the building was sold to Harry Kowelsky. He also ran the building as a cafe before selling it to James Wobig in 1953 who also operated a restaurant in this building. C.E. Wobig then took over the building and continued the restaurant tradition..
Bibliographic References:MENOMONEE FALLS NEWS 9/9/1921. INTERVIEW WITH CARL MUELLER, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 7/26/1984. Tax records. 1925 Sanborn-Perris map. Menomonee Falls News 8/13/1953. Menomonee Falls News 8/19/1959. Goode, 1955. Menomonee Falls Diamond Jubilee booklet, 1967: 46. Menomonee Falls News 4/3/1947. Goode, 1958: 7. Menomonee Falls News 2/19/1942. Menomonee Falls News 7/2/1953.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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