Sussex in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mammoth Spring Hotel - Saloon

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 4, 2011

1. Mammoth Spring Hotel - Saloon Marker

Inscription. The Mammoth Spring Hotel had its Grand Opening Feb. 9th, 1888. It was two years after the opening of Mammoth Spring by Milwaukee business interests. The builder & proprietor was Fred A. Hummel, with the hotel furnishing “Rooms & Spirits.” Hummel died Jan. 1897, the property continued to be a Hotel-Saloon until the beginning of “Prohibition.” During this time, it was changed to an Ice Cream Parlor known as “Annie Brown’s.” At the end of prohibition to the present the property has been some combination of Hotel, Saloon, or Restaurant.

Erected 1990.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings • Notable Places. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1897.

Location. 43° 8.027′ N, 88° 12.547′ W. Marker is in Sussex, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Waukesha Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: N64W23246 Main St, Sussex WI 53089, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Woman in Town of Lisbon (approx. ¾ mile away); Sussex Mills and Bug Line RR (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zion Evangelical Cemetery

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); George Washington Burr Oak (approx. one mile away); Pioneer St. James Catholic Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hon. Thomas Weaver Home (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sixteen School (approx. 2 miles away); Town of Lisbon (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sussex.

Other markers no longer nearby. Sussex (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been permanently removed); Lisbon Plank School (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed); Halquist Quarry (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 4, 2011

2. Mammoth Spring Hotel - Saloon Marker

Located near the front door to Tailgator's Grill

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, June 4, 2011

3. Mammoth Spring Hotel - Saloon Marker

Looking west down Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.