Property Record
1301-03 W STATE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Kief & Wagner Grocery |
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Other Name: | The Stair House / Fielder's Choice Tavern |
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Reference Number: | 115250 |
Location (Address): | 1301-03 W STATE ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1872 |
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Survey Date: | 19831973 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | Mt. Sinai Neighborhood Survey 1973. Associated Individuals: Peter Kief (1870-1886) Theodore Wagner (1872-1875) Cream City Brewing Co. (1886-1887) Peter and Wilhelmina Schmitt (1877) Building was a grocery (1872-1875) Building was a tavern (1875-present) Cream City brick Italianate business block, with characteristic round-headed windows, and hipped roof. The brick has been painted and the first floor facade has been altered. Early "corner grocery" with upstairs residence. Peter Kief, a native of Ireland, purchased property on this corner in 1870 and his grocery business is first listed at this address in 1873-74. Theodore Wagner was his partner until 1875, after which Kief alone ran the business, which by then also including a saloon. Kief continued a saloon there until 1886, when the Cream City Brewing Company leased the building. In the following year Kief sold the property. "Alterations and Additions (as of 1973): Permit No. 20819, June 28, 1949 - to remodel the store front for owner Emma Anderson; estimated cost $1,000. At an undetermined date, both the north and east entrances were remodeled." |
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Bibliographic References: | Milwaukee City Directories. Deeds. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |