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107 E COOK

Historic Name:
Singer Sewing Machine Co.; Denizen, Barber, Peterson
Other Name:
W.S. Goldthorpe
Reference Number:
41127

Property Location

Location (Address)
107 E COOK
County
Columbia
City/Village
Portage
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1889
Additions
Survey Date
1992
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Brick
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
Front of cream brick building entirely covered with aluminum on second floor and stone veneer on first.

David Eulberg (1993) identifies the building as Ziggy's bar in the 1950s, and the bar remained in the building until the 1970s.

An independent sewing machine retailer, Joseph Ashley, occupied the building from 1901 to 1904. By 1905, T.N. Teague, manager for the Singer Sewing Machine Company ran the store. A representative of the company remained in the store until 1910. By 1917-18, Fred Denizen, a barber operated in the building. Clarence Peterson placed a restaurant in the building from 1927 through 1948. By 1955, it was Peterson Tavern.
Bibliographic References
Sanborn-Perris Map Co. 1929: Saloon 1918: Vacant Store 1910: Sewing Machines 1901: Picture and Frame Store 1894: Same 1885-1889; No building. Could not find the correct reference to building in tax records. The building was constructed between 1889 and 1894 (Sanborn Perris Map Co. 1889; 1894) Directories: 1955: (107) Peterson Tavern (Johnson Printing Co.) 1948: (107) same (Commonwealth Telephone Co.) 1937: (107) C.E. Peterson Restaurant (Commonwealth Telephone Co.) 1929: (105) C.E. Peterson Restaurant (Smith-Baumann Directory Co.) 1927-28: Peterson, Clarence E., restaurant (R.L.Polk & Co.) 1917-18: Fred A. Denzien, barber (Farrell) No singer sewing machine co. after 1910. 1910: (107) C.H. Sharpe, sewing machines (Voshardt) 1909-10: Singer Sewing Machine Co. (R.L. Polk & Co.) 1908-09: (107) Singer Sewing Machine Co. (S.H. Moore) 1905-06: Singer Sewing Machine Co., T.N. Teague, Manager (R.L. Polk & Co.) 1903-04; Not listed under Singer- Ashley, Joseph, sewing machines in 1903-04 and 1901-02 (R.L. Polk & Co) No identification prior to Singer

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Portage Retail Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Apr 27, 1995
State Register Listing Date
Oct 24, 1994
Contributing
No
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