1894 - Johnson Hardware Hank Store - Phillips, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member REUAHNESIE
N 45° 41.429 W 090° 23.841
15T E 702648 N 5062953
Johnson Hardware Hank Store building was built in 1894.
Waymark Code: WMFB3M
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Sieni
Views: 3

John R Davis built this building as the new headquarters of the John R Davis Lumber Company after the Phillips Fire of 1894 which destroyed the city of Phillips, WI including mills, homes, stores, and the Court House, with the loss of fifteen lives. The lumber company stopped operation in 1926 after 44 years of continues logging operation.

The building was sold to John A. Johnson and the Johnson Hardware has called it home ever since. The address of the building is 195 N. Lake Street; Phillips, WI 54555
Year of construction: 1894

Full inscription:
1894


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