Business
|
Location
|
Year(s)
|
Notes
|
| Acheson
(E. D.) & Son |
10
S. River St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
painting,
decorating, glass, paper hanging, wall paper |
| Alden,
C. C. |
Bluff
St. |
1846
- ? |
second
brickmaker in Janesville; business at two locations prior to
Bluff St. |
| Barrows,
E. S. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
hardware |
| Bostwick
(J. M.) & Sons |
18-28
S. Main St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
dry
goods, garments, carpets, shades |
| Brittingham
& Hixon Lumber Co. |
lumber
yard - 634 S. River St.; coal yard at Five Points |
?
- 1919 - 1925 - ? |
building
material & fuel; E. Quaerna, mgr. |
| Clemons,
F. L. |
205
Jackman Building |
?
- 1925 - ? |
insurance,
real estate, loans, investments |
| Cohel
Bros. & Katz Iron & Sheet Metal, Inc. |
520
N. Parker Dr. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
structural
steel; bathroom fixtures; steel barn posts |
| Consumers
Coal Co. |
----- |
?
- 1927 - ? |
coal;
Clem Farnum, prop. |
| Doolittle,
W. J. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
hardware |
| Doty
& Burnham |
Main
St. |
?
- 1854 - ? |
sash,
door & blind manufacturers |
| Douglas
Hardware Co. |
15-17
S. River St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
hardware,
stoves & sheet metal work (Frank Douglas, prop.) |
| Durfee
Roofing & Siding |
----- |
?
- 1977 - ? |
Miles
C. Durfee, owner |
| Fifield
& Brothers |
corner
of Dodge & River Sts. |
1843
- ? |
lumber |
| Fifield
Lumber Co. |
North
St., w. of Center Ave. |
1846
- 1927 - ? |
lumber,
coal, wood |
| Footville
Crane Service & Construction Co. |
2002
Woodruff Blvd. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
John
L. Piekarksi (Janesville) & Edward JaDoul (Footville), props. |
| George
& Clemons Plumbing |
407
W. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1919 - 1927 - ? |
plumbing;
steam & hot water heating |
| Globe
Sheet Metal Works |
822
Beloit Ave. |
1919
- 1985 - ? |
sheet
metal design, fabrication & installation; Frank Noblensky,
prop. 1919-1951; Garnett Noblensky, pres. 1952-1979; Roger Arndt,
pres. 1980-1985-? |
| Green,
Fred E. |
4
Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1903 - ? |
plumber,
steam & gas fitter |
| Griffith,
J. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
hardware |
| Hough
Shade / Hough Mfg. Corp. |
S.
Jackson St., south of Delavan Dr. (later Norwood Rd., then Kennedy
Dr.) |
1902
- present |
shades,
hammocks, etc. (later added room dividers); started by Azel Hough;
sons John E. & Albert R. Hough ran in through the 1980s |
| Hume,
James B. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
- sash & blinds manufacturer
|
| Jackman,
Parker & Co. |
Main
& Milwaukee Sts. |
?
- 1854 - ? |
wholesale
& retail merchants in dry goods, groceries, hardware, crockery,
boots, shoes, etc. |
| Janesville
Brick & Tile |
----- |
?
- present |
was
Janesville Red Brick Mfg. Co. |
| Janesville
Brickyard |
----- |
?
- 1903 |
became
Janesville Red Brick Mft. Co. |
| Janesville
Cement Post |
----- |
1903
- 1909 |
became
Wisconsin Sand & Gravel |
| Janesville
Cement Shingle Co. |
----- |
1907
- 1919 |
reorganized
in 1910 as Janesville Sand & Gravel |
| Janesville
Electric Co. |
----- |
?
- 1919 - ? |
electric
company |
| Janesville
Granite & Brick |
----- |
?
- 1905 - ? |
----- |
| Janesville
Red Brick Mfg. Co. |
51
N. High St. |
1903
- 1907 |
was Janesville Brickyard; became Janesville
Brick & Tile |
| Court
St. |
1907
- ? |
| Janesville
Sand & Gravel Co. |
----- |
1910
- 1927 - ? |
was
Janesville Cement Shingle Co. |
| Jeffris,
David |
----- |
?
- 1879 - ? |
builder;
owner of lumber yard |
| Johnson,
Joe |
----- |
?
- 1927 - ? |
contractor
& builder |
| Lawrence
& Atwood |
7
S. Main St. |
?
- 1866 - 1870 - ? |
hardware,
stoves & tinware |
| Marling
Lumber Co. |
634
S. River St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
building
material & fuel; E. Quaerna, Mgr. |
| Marsch
Battery & Electric |
N.
Parker Dr. |
? |
batteries
& electrical supplies |
| McVicar
Plumbing & Heating |
31
S. Main St. |
?
- 1925 - ? |
H.
D. Hyzer & H. A. Griffey |
| Miller,
A. B. |
----- |
?
- 1854 - ? |
surveyor,
civil engineer, notary public, leveling, drafting, etc. |
| Nettleton
& Schulze |
----- |
pre-1870 |
architects;
later C. F. Schulze |
| New
Gas Light Co. |
7
N. Main St. |
?
- 1919 - 1925 - ? |
gas
ranges, radiantfires; water heaters; lighting fixtures |
| Olin
Paint Co. |
273
River St. |
?
- 1985 - ? |
paint
& painting supplies |
| Phelps,
C. C. |
----- |
1843
- ? |
first
brickmaker in Janesville |
| Ruger,
Edward |
over
41 N. Main St. |
?
- 1870 - ? |
civil
engineer & surveyor |
| Schaller
& McKey Lumber Co. |
923
Pleasant St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
building
material |
| Schulze,
C. F. |
over
31 W. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1870 - ? |
architect;
successor to Nettleton & Schulze |
| Sheldon
Hardware Co. |
----- |
?
- 1919 - 1925 - ? |
- hardware, sporting goods, tires
|
| Solie
Lumber Co. |
16
N. River St. |
?
- 1925 - ? |
lumber,
lath, shingles, cement, plaster, sash, doors, mouldings |
| Stevens,
Charles |
----- |
1843
- 1876 |
first
sawmill in Janesville; became the Ford & Morton flour mill |
| Storey,
Harvey |
----- |
1837
- ? |
blacksmith,
first in city |
| Sutherland
(J.) & Co. |
102-4 N. Atwood Ave. |
1848 - 1927 - ? |
books, stationery, paper hangings, etc. |
| 12 S. Main St. |
| Swan
Fuel & Roofing Co. |
Franklin
at C. & N.W. tracks |
?
- 1927 - ? |
fuel
& roofing |
| Victora
Bros. & Butler |
18
S. River St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
hardware
merchant |
| Wilcox
& Cole |
SE
corner of Milwaukee & Bluff Sts. |
?
- 1870 - ? |
carpenters,
contractors & builders |
| Wisconsin
Electric Sales Co. |
15
S. Main St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
electric
supplies & wiring appliances, radios; (D. J. Marcus &
F. W. Kennedy, props., 1925) |
| Wisconsin
Sand & Gravel |
----- |
1909
- ? |
was
Janesville Cement Post |
| Woodward,
J. |
----- |
?
- 1856 - ? |
contractor
for the city's gas works |
