N88 W16697 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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N88 W16697 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
N88 W16697 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:MENOMONEE HOTEL
Other Name:Back Door
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:8097
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):N88 W16697 MAIN ST
County:Waukesha
City:Menomonee Falls
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions:
Survey Date:1984
Historic Use:lodging-hotel
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Cream Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Main Street Historic District
National Register Listing Date:9/21/1988
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:Multiple Resources of Menominee Falls
NOTES
Additional Information:CNR TURRET W/PYRAMIDAL ROOF ABOVE ENTRANCE. SEGMENTAL ARCH WINDOWS AND DOORS. William Minton erected the Menomonee Hotel in 1892. Except for 1902-1908, Minton ran this hotel and restaurant until 1919. Anton Schneider ran the hotel from 1902-1908 while Minton developed a lumber business in Waukesha. Minton turned the hotel business over to his son Ben in 1919 and sold the building to him in 1924. Ben not only ran the hotel and restaurant but also rented space to a drug store. He operated the hotel until about 1944.
Bibliographic References:Hartford Press 6/5/1892. Hartford Press 7/22/1892. Hartford Press 8/12/1892. Tax records. Interview with Dennis Lindquist 4/3/1986. Waukesha Freeman 3/19/1891. Menomonee Falls News 9/5/1919. 1910, 1925 Sanborn-Perris maps. Hartford Press 7/21/1892. Menomonee Falls News 11/18/1892. Menomonee Falls News 10/28/1954. Waukesha Freeman 11/3/1887. Waukesha Freeman 10/23/1890. Portrait and Biographical Record: 864. Menomonee Falls News 10/10/1924. Menomonee Falls News 11/18/1982. Johnson, 1985: 26-27.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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