Business
|
Location
|
Year(s)
|
Notes
|
| Allen's |
56 S. Main St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
made-to-your-order clothing |
| Amsden,
S. M. (Mrs.) |
over 41 W. Milwaukee St. |
? |
milinery & fancy goods |
| Badger
Cleaners & Dyers |
24 N. Franklin St. |
? - 1922 - 1927 - ? |
clothes cleaners & dyers; 1922
advertisement |
| Bennett
(C. C.) Shoe Co. |
----- |
1896 - 1901 - ? |
shoe store; orig. Chester C. Bennett & George
H. Cram; Bennett bought out cram in 1897 |
| Bostwick
(J. M.) & Sons |
18-28 S. Main St. |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
dry goods, garments, carpets, shades |
| Bostwick
(R. M.) & Son |
----- |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
- clothing merchants
|
| Buckingham,
Thos. H. |
Main St. |
Aft. 1840 - Abt. 1860 |
- boots, shoes, leather & findings;
see advertisement
from Beer's 1859 city directory, courtesy of Lorna
Wallace
|
| Doty
Bros. & Richardson |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
manufacturer of Doty washing machine (invented by
W. H. Doty) |
| Echlin
& Foote |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
ready-made clothing merchant |
| Elliotts
Ladies Shop |
4 S. Main St. |
? - 1954 - ? |
women's clothing |
| Golden
Eagle |
----- |
? - 1927 - ? |
clothing merchant; previously Levy's Golden Eagle |
| Gossard,
H. W. |
E. Court St. |
1916 - 1931 |
corset factory; 1922
article |
| Grubb
(Bob) |
300 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
golf clubs |
| Harsh,
M. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
ready-made clothing merchant |
| Hodson
Mill |
----- |
1846 - 1848 |
woolen mill; after "two disappointing years,"
bought by Richardson & Truesdell who turned it into a flouring
mill |
| Huebel
(A. J. |
105 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
clothing, dinnerware, etc. |
| Irwin
& Adler |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
ready-made clothing merchant |
| J.
C. Penney Co. |
32-34 S. Main St. |
? - 1927 - ? |
department store |
| Jackman,
Parker & Co. |
Main & Milwaukee Sts. |
? - 1854 - ? |
wholesale & retail merchants in dry goods, groceries,
hardware, crockery, boots, shoes, etc. |
| Janesville
Clothing Co. |
S. Main st. |
? - 1905 |
overalls manufacturer; one of the top 15 companies
in Janesville in 1908 |
| N. Franklin St. (old Woodruff Buckle Factory) |
1905 - 1908 - ? |
| Janesville
Cotton Mfg. Co. |
upper raceway, Milwaukee St. north of River St. |
1874 - 1886 |
cotton mill; first cotton mill in the state; became
Janesville Cotton Mills Co. |
| Janesville
Cotton Mills Co. |
"at Monterey, near the city" |
1886 - 1900 |
previously Janesville Cotton Mfg. Co. |
| Janesville
Hide & Leather Co. |
222 W. Milwaukee |
1918 - 1935 |
tanning shop |
| 222 W. Milwaukee |
1935 - 1940 |
retail leather outlet |
| Janesville
Pearl Button Co. |
N. Main; S. Jackson |
1899 - 1908 |
fancy pearl buttons (from clams in Rock River &
other rivers) |
| Janesville
Shoe Mfg. Co. |
corner of S. Main & S. Second Sts. |
1875 - 1878 |
shoe manufacturers; became the Wisconsin Shoe Co. |
| Janesville
Shirt & Overall Co. |
----- |
? - 1906 |
overalls & workshirts |
| old Janesville Cotton Mill, N. Franklin St. |
1906 - 1970s |
| Janesville
Steam Laundry |
----- |
? - 1925 - ? |
laundry; rug cleaning |
| Jenkins
(F. C.) & Bro. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Lawrence
& Atwood |
----- |
Aft. 1866 - ? |
- woolen mills; originally Wheeler
& Sons; C. F. Wheeler, proprietor
|
| Lay-Waterson
Shoe Co. |
Laurel St. (previously known as W. Bluff St.) |
1911 - 1918 |
formed from merger of F. M. Marzluff and Western Shoe
Co. |
| Levy's
Golden Eagle |
----- |
? - 1919 - ? |
clothing merchant; became Golden Eagle |
| Lewis
Knitting Co. |
----- |
? - 1908 - 1927 - ? |
clothing manufacturer; one of the top 15 companies
in Janesville in 1908 |
| Madden,
James |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Marzluff,
F. M. |
----- |
? - 1911 - 1918 |
shoe manufacturer; merged with Western Shoe Co. to
become Lay-Waterson Shoe |
| McLean
Woolen Mills |
Monterey |
? - 1888 - ? |
1888 photo from Picturesque
Janesville |
| Miner,
Cyrus |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Model
Tailors |
Jeffris Theatre Building |
? - 1927 - ? |
clothing - tailoring, cleaning, pressing, repair |
| Munsell,
O. W. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| O'Brien,
C. A. (Mrs.) |
----- |
? - 1919 - ? |
millinery |
| Persson,
H. |
fourth floor, Hayes Block |
? - 1919 - ? |
tailor |
| Pixley
& Kimball |
- Richardson's Block, Main St.
|
? - 1854 - ? |
groceries, dry goods, clothing, general merchants |
| Pond
& Bailey |
----- |
? - 1912 - ? |
clothing store |
| Rehberg's |
----- |
1898 - 1954 - ? |
clothing & shoe store |
| Richardson,
R. J. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Rock
River Woolen Mills |
----- |
? - 1908 - ? |
woolen mills; one of the top 15 companies in Janesville
in 1908 |
| Safady
Brothers |
411 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
clothing, shoes, sporting goods |
| Simpson's
Garment Store |
----- |
? - 1919 - ? |
women's clothing merchant |
| Slocum,
G. A. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
wholesale & retail fancy dress & worsted goods |
| Smith
& Bostwick |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
dry goods & clothing |
| Smith
(M. C.) & Co. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
ready-made clothing merchant |
| Stone |
8 S. Jackson St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
tailor |
| Stone
Mill |
----- |
1859 - 1866 - ? |
- woolen mills; 1866: 19 looms; manufactured
150,000+ pounds of wool a year; 30 employees; proprietor F. Whittaker
|
| Thomas,
E. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Thompson,
John |
E. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1876 - ? |
merchant tailor - "late from Scotland" |
| Trunk
& Leather Goods Store |
227 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1927 - ? |
leather findings (J. W. Tuite & C. C. Tuite, props.) |
| Varsity
Clothing & Shoe Co. |
----- |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
clothing for men & young men; shoes for men, women
& children |
| Walker,
N. E. (Mrs.) |
Simpson's Garment Store |
? - 1919 - ? |
millinery |
| Western
Shoe Co. |
----- |
? - 1911 - 1918 |
shoe manufacturer; merged with F. M. Marzluff to become
Lay-Waterson Shoe Co. |
| Wheeler
& Sons |
----- |
1854 - 1866 - ? |
- woolen mills; 1866: 8 looms; manufactured
50,000 pounds of wool a year; 23 employees; F. A. Wheeler, prop.;
after his death, his son operated it as Lawrence & Atwood
|
| Whittaker,
Frank |
Monterey |
1849 - 1856; 1860 - 1868 |
- woolen mill; manufactured 12,000
yards/month; sold out in 1856 to Mrs. A. Hyatt Smith; bought
back from her in 1860; sold out to a syndicate in1 1868
|
| Wiscosnin
Shoe Co. |
corner of S. Main & S. Second Sts. |
1878 - 1888 |
shoe manufacturers; was Janesville Shoe Mfg. Co.;
burned in 1888 |
| Woodruff
Buckle Factory |
corner of N. Franklin & Ravine Sts. |
? - 1888 - Bef. 1905 |
manufacturer of tongueless buckles for harnesses &
overshoes; H. Sherman Woodruff, proprietor; damaged by fire &
water Nov. 19, 1897; 1888 photo from Picturesque
Janesville |
| Wright,
E. L. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
music store & sewing machines |
| Wright
& Case |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
boots & shoes |
| Ziegler
(T. J.) Clothing Co. |
119 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
clothing store (Joseph M. Connors, prop., 1927) |
