Property Record
220 W WISCONSIN
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Ludwig Baerwolf Saloon |
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| Other Name: | Malone's Blarney Stone |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 3729 |
| Location (Address): | 220 W WISCONSIN |
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| County: | Columbia |
| City: | Portage |
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| Year Built: | 1899 |
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| Survey Date: | 1992 |
| Historic Use: | tavern/bar |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Structural System: | Brick |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Portage Retail Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 4/27/1995 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 10/24/1994 |
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| Additional Information: | Parapet with string courses and corbeling; segmental arch window lintel with corbel stop; oriel window with dentils and wood panels; segmental arch window and round arch door lintels and pilasters producing an arcaded effect; and closed fanlight along first floor. Dave Eulberg (1993) identified the building's earlier use as a bar known as Doepke Pe-Ex Bar during the recent past. Sanborn-Perris Map Co.: 1929: store. 1918, 1910, 1901: saloon, two stories. 1894, 1889: tip shop, first story. Columbia Co. Treasurer 1863- 1898-1930: Ludwig Baerwolf 1897: property not listed. Since the valuation of the property rose between 1898 and 1900, it was erected in 1899 or 1900. Directories: 1955: (220) Doepke Pe-Ex Bar (Johnson Printing Co.). 1948: (220) Pe-Ex Bar (Commonwealth Telephone Co.). 1937?: 1929: (220) Fred S. Koroch, soft drink (Smith-Baumann Directory CO.). 1919-20: Fred Miller is not listed (prohibition?). 1917: Fred Miller, saloon - Ludwig Baerwolf (Farrell). 1910: (220) E.A. Treadway, saloon (Voshardt). 1909-10: Edward A. Treadway, saloon (R.L. Polk & Co.). 1908-09: E.A. Treadway, saloon (S.H. Moore). 1905-06, 1903-04, 1901-02: Baerwolf and Helmann, saloon (Ludwig and George) (R.L. Polk and Co.). Not listed in 1896-97 under Baerwolf. Constructed in 1899 or 1900, the building at 220 W. Wisconsin (24/27) was owned by Ludwig Baerwolf and operated by himself with George Helmann as a saloon from at least 1901 through 1906. Baewolf continued to own the building until at least 1930 but hired different managers to run his saloon. During prohibition, the business was no longer advertised as a saloon, and finially appears as a soft drink establishment operated by Fred S. Koroch in 1929 (Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 1901, 1918; Columbia Co. Treasurer 1863- [1898-1930]; Smith-Baumann Directory Co. 1929; Polk, R.L. and Co. 1901-02; 1905-06). |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Sanborn-Perris Maps. (B) City Directories. (C) Columbia County Treasurer 1863- (D) Dave Eulberg. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |