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801 E EXCHANGE ST

Historic Name:
LAUBE & DURNER WAGON AND CARRIAGE WORKS
Other Name:
Reference Number:
67976

Property Location

Location (Address)
801 E EXCHANGE ST
County
Green
City/Village
Brodhead
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1890
Additions
Survey Date
1984
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
This small (24 x 64 ft.) two story brick structure housed the blacksmith shop for Laube and Durner. The firm also had a storage shop and a two story wooden building in which the wood working and paint shops were located. The building's front facade is characterized by corbeling and other brick patterns and by second story segmental arch windows which are emphasized by a continuous brick string course. Mr. Sebastian (John) Laube initiated this wagon and carriage works enterprise in 1867. Somewhat later, Antone Durner joined Laube as a blacksmith. The firm's most notable employee was Al Ringling, who came to Brodhead in 1873 and found work in this shop. Ringling, even after achieving circus fame, continued to visit Brodhead, and purchased circus wagons from his former employers.
Bibliographic References
(A) The City of Brodhead. 1893, T.S. Sherwood. (B) 1887, 1893 Sanborn-Perris Maps. (C0 Brodhead Independent Register. Dec. 9, 1976.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Exchange Square Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Nov 15, 1984
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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