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N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE

Historic Name:
HANS MUELLER CAFE

Other Name:
SOUTH OF THE BORDER

Reference Number:
7999

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Property Location

Location (Address)

N 88 W 16718 APPLETON AVE

County

Waukesha

City/Village

Menomonee Falls

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1921

Additions

Survey Date

1992

Historic Use

large retail building

Architectural Style

Prairie School

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Martin Finch White

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

SHAPED PARAPET. Contractor was William Gessert. The Emma and Hans Mueller Cafe was established in the former Blair's ice cream parlor in 1917. From 1913-1917, Hans worked at the Eagle Hotel. This building not only originally housed the cafe but also the offices of Drs. William G. Dormann and William Berndt as well as apartments on the second floor. Carl Mueller became Hans' partner in 1938. Mueller's Cafe was in operation until 1947 when the building was sold to Harry Kowelsky. He also ran the building as a cafe before selling it to James Wobig in 1953 who also operated a restaurant in this building. C.E. Wobig then took over the building and continued the restaurant tradition..

Bibliographic References

MENOMONEE FALLS NEWS 9/9/1921. INTERVIEW WITH CARL MUELLER, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 7/26/1984. Tax records. 1925 Sanborn-Perris map. Menomonee Falls News 8/13/1953. Menomonee Falls News 8/19/1959. Goode, 1955. Menomonee Falls Diamond Jubilee booklet, 1967: 46. Menomonee Falls News 4/3/1947. Goode, 1958: 7. Menomonee Falls News 2/19/1942. Menomonee Falls News 7/2/1953.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Main Street Historic District

National Register Listing Date

Sep 21, 1988

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

Yes

large retail building Prairie School

Waukesha
County

Menomonee Falls
Community

1920-1929
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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