Property Record
1875 MONROE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Menges Pharmacies Store Building |
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| Other Name: | Neuhauser Pharmacy |
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| Reference Number: | 110339 |
| Location (Address): | 1875 MONROE ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1914 |
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| Survey Date: | 1983 |
| Historic Use: | large 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: | This building served as Menges Pharmacy until 1933 when it changed to Grimm’s Pharmacy. The Menges Pharmacies began in 1891 with a store at 28 W Mifflin Street. A.F. Menges graduated in 1886 from the UW School of Pharmacy. The business was incorporated in 1900. A second store opened at 829 University in 1899. Map Code 0709-223-2308-8. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Building permit, tax records. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |