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Property Location
| Location (Address) | N89 W16370 MAIN ST |
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| County | Waukesha |
| City/Village | Menomonee Falls |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1892 |
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| Survey Date | 1984 |
| Historic Use | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished | Yes |
| Demolished Date | 0 |
| Additional Comments | Contractor was Greisler. Original cost was $12,000. The J. Obermann Brewing Co. of Milwaukee erected this building. Besides the saloon, in 1892 and 1894 this building housed the Stolberg and Mayer Grocery, the law office of John Lunn, and a tailor shop. This building was also a meeting place for social clubs, parties and lectures. In 1910, the Jung Brewery Co. purchased the building. It then contained a saloon and a pool hall on its first floor. By 1910, a blacksmith shop and several hitching sheds also appeared behind the building. John Weber purchased and renamed the building by 1930. Harold Schramm of Menomonee Falls and Elmer Schneider of Lannon purchased the building in 1945; Weber had died in 1942. They operated the building as a tavern and restaurant and also leased spaces for offices, a barbershop, and flats. |
| Bibliographic References | Hartford Press, 8/12/1892. Metal plaques. Hartford Press 5/27/1892. Hartford Press 7/22/1892. Hartford Press 12/16/1892. Hartford Press 11/25/1892. Hartford Press 1/27/1893. Tax records. 1920, 1925 Sanborn maps. Interview with Don L. Hebbring 3/25/1986. Hartford Press 3/18/1892. Menomonee Falls News 3/9/1893. Photographs and Memories, A Pictorial History of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1976. Menomonee Falls News 12/6/1945. Menomonee Falls News 12/31/1942. Hartford Press 8/25/1893. Hartford Press 11/7/1893. Hartford Press 2/10/1893. Hartford Press 2/9/1894. Hartford Press 3/2/1894. Hartford Press 2/27/1896. Hartford Press 11/17/1893. Hartford Press 12/15/1893. Hartford Press 12/22/1893. Hartford Press 1/5/1894. Hartford Press 2/2/1894. 1910 Sanborn map. McKay, 1981. |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Sep 21, 1988 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
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