Property Record
N88 W16557-16559 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | JOHN THE BARBER BARBERSHOP |
| Contributing: | No |
| Reference Number: | 8091 |
| Location (Address): | N88 W16557-16559 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Waukesha |
| City: | Menomonee Falls |
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| Year Built: | 1965 |
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| Additions: | 1973 |
| Survey Date: | 1984 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Front Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Asbestos |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 9/21/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
| National Register Multiple Property Name: | Multiple Resources of Menominee Falls |
| Additional Information: | John's Barbershop and Ginger's Flower Shop at N88 W16551 Main St. were both erected by Adolph C. Nehf, a carpenter and contractor, between 1898-1901. He owned this building until about 1920. A concrete addition was constructed in 1965 and the storefront was altered in 1973. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Tax records. Interview with Lillian Siewert 4/9/1986. 1910 Sanborn-Perris map. Interview with Mrs. John Moerchen 4/3/1986. Photographs and Memories, A Pictorial History of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 1976. 1891 Waukesha Co. Atlas. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |