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Thiensville in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Henry Kolwey Homesite

1857

 
 
Henry Kolwey Homesite Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 28, 2011
1. Henry Kolwey Homesite Marker
Inscription. Henry Kolwey, an immigrant from the Duchy of Hanover (present day Germany), established a home on this site in 1857. According to the 1860 census, Kolwey, a master shoemaker, lived and worked here with his wife Anna, their four children, and four apprentice shoemakers.
 
Erected 2003 by Village of Thiensville Historic Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
 
Location. 43° 13.684′ N, 87° 59.055′ W. Marker is in Thiensville, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. Marker is on South Main Street, 0.1 miles north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 S Main St, Mequon WI 53092, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Loppnow Drug Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Thiensville Recreation Parlor (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bublitz Store (about 600 feet away); Maas-Bublitz Residence (about 700 feet away); The Commercial House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Oscar Bublitz Store 1920 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Village Hall & Fire House 1914 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Thiensville (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thiensville.
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Regarding Henry Kolwey Homesite. Building is the current site of Fiddleheads Cafe.
 
Henry Kolwey Homesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, September 28, 2011
2. Henry Kolwey Homesite
Marker is located to the left of the front door, behind the red banner sign.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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