Property Record
18087 County Highway K
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Anderson General Store |
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| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 229650 |
| Location (Address): | 18087 County Highway K |
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| County: | Chippewa |
| City: | |
| Township/Village: | Arthur |
| Unincorporated Community: | Cobban |
| Town: | 30 |
| Range: | 7 |
| Direction: | W |
| Section: | 2 |
| Quarter Section: | SW |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1913 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | general store |
| Architectural Style: | Boomtown |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
| Architect: | |
| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| National Register Listing Date: | |
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| Additional Information: | This was the general store of Oscar Anderson, a Norwegian immigrant who came to the US in 1892. He operated the store from at least 1910 to 1940. Anderson also played a role in securing the Yellow River Bridge for use across the Chippewa River at Cobban. |
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| Bibliographic References: | U.S. Census records (1910, 1920, 1930, 1940) available at www.ancestory.com |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |