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E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Commission House

Historic Third Ward

 
 
E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Commission House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, November 1, 2011
1. E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Commission House Marker
Inscription.
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co.
Commission House

Tour Site 9
1911
(Marker Number 9.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
 
Location. 43° 2.117′ N, 87° 54.434′ W. Marker is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. It is in the Historic Third Ward. Marker is at the intersection of North Broadway Street and East St Paul Avenue, on the left when traveling south on North Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 N Broadway St, Milwaukee WI 53202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Broadway Produce Co. (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewett & Sherman Co. Merchant Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); O.C. Hansen Glove and Mitten Mfg. Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kalvelage Wholesale Commission House (about 300 feet away); Otto Kuehn Leaf Tobacco Warehouse (about 400 feet away); F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co. (about 400 feet away); Baumbach Building (about 400 feet away); Standard Paper Co. (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Milwaukee.
 
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E.R. Godfrey & Sons constructed this building in 1911 for their commission and wholesale grocery business. It is claimed they were responsible for shipping the first banana to Milwaukee as well as for being the first to enter the frozen food business in the area. The Bruce Publishing Co., a printer of bibles and liturgical materials, remodeled the building extensively when they moved here in 1949. The LoDuca Brothers bought the building in 1972 and renamed it the LoDuca Building. The building was converted to residential condominiums in 2005. -Historic Third Ward Walking Tour brochure
 
E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Commission House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, November 1, 2011
2. E.R. Godfrey & Sons Co. Commission House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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