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102 E Wall St

Historic Name:
Isackson's Ladies' Apparel

Other Name:

Reference Number:
246798

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Property Location

Location (Address)

102 E Wall St

County

Vilas

City/Village

Eagle River

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1954

Additions

Survey Date

2023

Historic Use

small retail building

Architectural Style

Contemporary

Structural System

Wall Material

Stone Veneer

Architect

Other Buildings On Site

N

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

2024: This building, originally occupied by Isackson’s clothing store, was completed in the spring of 1954. The business was originally established by Latvian native, Barney Isackson who moved to Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 1915, where he opened his first women’s wear store. Barney died in October 1953, just four months after opening a “branch” store in an existing building at 102 East Wall Street. That building was removed at the end of the summer season and construction of the new building began in the fall of that same year. Following its 1954 opening, Barney’s son Bill served as the store manager. After two summer seasons, the building was sold in fall of 1955. The next known owner/occupant was another ladies’ wear store known as Country Clothes. Since 2019, the building has been home to a branch of Minocqua Popcorn & Puffs, a business initially established in 2004 in nearby Minocqua.

Bibliographic References

“Barney Isackson, in Business here 38 Years, Dies Today,” The Rhinelander Daily News, 22 October 1953, 1. "Isackson Family Plans to Build on Eagle River Site," The Rhinelander Daily News, 5 May 1953, 3. "DeByle, Isackson Ready New Shops for Eagle River," The Rhinelander Daily News, 31 October 1953, 2. "DeByle, Isackson Stores 'Unveiled' in Eagle River," The Rhinelander Daily News, 11 March 1954, 9.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Eagle River Downtown Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Feb 06, 2025

State Register Listing Date

Aug 23, 2024

Contributing

Yes

small retail building Contemporary

Vilas
County

Eagle River
Community

1950-1959
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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