Property Record
700 N WISCONSIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Henry Biever General Store |
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| Other Name: | Biever's Maytag Home Appliance Center |
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| Reference Number: | 104118 |
| Location (Address): | 700 N WISCONSIN ST |
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| County: | Ozaukee |
| City: | Port Washington |
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| Year Built: | 1901 |
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| Survey Date: | 20032022 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Built between 1900-1901 the structure housed the "Henry Beaver General Store". The store was reportedly the first in the area to sell home appliances such as kerosene stoves. Henry was president of Port Washington's Merchants' Advancement Association and as a Port Washington alderman. By the mid-1950s, groceries were drpped from the inventory while the store was under control of Henry's son Vincent. In 1979, while being run by Vincent's son Joe, the firm was the second oldest GE dealer in Wisconsin. It is currently known as Biever's Maytag Home Appliance Center. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historic tax rolls. "Biever" Surname and Business Files Port Washington Historical Society Research Center. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |