Property Record
100 CARSON PARK DR
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Libby, McNeil & Libby Sauerkraut |
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| Other Name: | W.H. Hobbs Supply Company |
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| Reference Number: | 40952 |
| Location (Address): | 100 CARSON PARK DR |
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| County: | Eau Claire |
| City: | Eau Claire |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The former Libby, McNeil and Libby sauerkraut factory and warehouse are rame and concrete block structures located at the southern end of Half Moon Lake (A). According to Barland (B), "Libbby, McNeil & Libby built a kraut factory off Menomonie Street in 1915. They contracted for 300 acres of cabbage the first year at $5 a ton and trained local men to run the canning machines." |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) 1897 Sanborn Perris Map updated to 1916, 1931 Sanborn Perris Map. (B) Barland, L. 1965. The Rivers Flow On, p. 294. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |