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February 13, 2018                                                                                             

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THE TEWELES AND BRANDEIS GRAIN ELEVATOR

LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Sturgeon Bay, Wis. - The Wisconsin Historical Society has announced the listing of the Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator in the city of Sturgeon Bay, Door County, in the National Register of Historic Places. National Register designation provides access to certain benefits, including qualification for grants and for rehabilitation income tax credits, while it does not restrict private property owners in the use of their property.

The Teweles and Brandeis Grain Elevator, built in 1901, is a highly intact example of a grain processing and storage building, a type that was once common in Wisconsin communities. Teweles & Brandeis was an important and innovative company specializing in the wholesale marketing and distribution of agricultural products grown in Door County.  This grain elevator became a regional delivery point for farmers, facilitating the distribution of their product, and a vital connection between farmers and consumers, and to the system of agricultural distribution prior to World War II.   

In 1901 there were two other, similar, grain elevators but changes in the processing and manufacturing of agricultural products and changes to land use along the shoreline have resulted in the demolition of these other buildings once associated with these industries. The Teweles & Brandeis grain elevator is an intact and very good example of the building type, having an important connection to the history of agriculture in the region.

The register is the official national list of historic properties in America deemed worthy of preservation and is maintained by the National Park Service in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Wisconsin Historical Society administers the program within Wisconsin. It includes sites, buildings, structures, objects and districts that are significant in national, state or local history, architecture, archaeology, engineering or culture.

To learn more about the State and National Register programs in Wisconsin, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.

About Wisconsin Historical Society

The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit wisconsinhistory.org.

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