Property Record
233, 235 & 237 W Jefferson Street
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | COLBURN TAVERN |
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Other Name: | LOG CABIN TAVERN |
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Reference Number: | 10634 |
Location (Address): | 233, 235 & 237 W Jefferson Street |
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County: | Racine |
City: | Burlington |
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Survey Date: | 19752011 |
Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
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: | STILTED ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS W/ TRACERYTRANSOM OVER DOOR By the late 1890s, William Colburn operated a saloon on Jefferson Street in a non-extant building. In 1898, he purchased B. Ebbers’ neighboring tavern building which faced State Street and hired Joseph A. Rueter to move and rotate it to face Jefferson Street. The Colburn Tavern is located at 233, 235 & 237 W. Jefferson Street. Colburn sold the building and business to his sons, Howard H. and Clarence Colburn, in 1905. The brothers hired John Lockmett to remodel the interior, including a tamarack log wall veneer, and reopened the saloon as the Log Cabin Inn in 1911. The Colburn brothers sold the building in 1922 to Michael Fleuker, owner of a neighboring meat market. Sometime later however, the Log Cabin Tavern reopened. The tavern remains in business to this day under different ownership. |
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Bibliographic References: | General Files. On file at the Burlington Historical Society, Burlington, Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |