Business
|
Location
|
Year(s)
|
Notes
|
| Adams
Furniture Co. |
----- |
?
- 1974 - ? |
furniture |
| Adams
Furniture & Appliance Co. |
50
S. River St. |
?
- 1954 - ? |
furniture
& appliances; branch office in Beloit |
| Amsden,
S. M. (Mrs.) |
over
41 W. Milwaukee St. |
? |
milinery
& fancy goods |
| Ashcraft,
W. H. |
----- |
?
- 1919 - ? |
furniture
& undertaking |
| Bates,
Jerry |
----- |
1855
- 1864; 1865 - ? |
broom
maker; first in city; served in Civil War 1864-1865 |
| Bostwick
(J. M.) & Sons |
18-28
S. Main St. |
?
- 1925 - 1927 - ? |
dry
goods, garments, carpets, shades |
| Britton
& Harrison |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
furniture
manufacturer & sales |
| Burdick
Pen Co. |
----- |
?
- 1908 - ? |
pen
manufacturer |
| Caloric
Co. |
south
end of Jackson St. |
1908
- ? |
fireless
cooker manufacturer |
| Century
Pen Co. |
----- |
?
- 1908 - ? |
pen
manufacturer |
| Choate-Hollister
Co. |
----- |
?
- 1900 - 1908 - ? |
table
manufacturer; one of the top 15 companies in Janesville in 1908 |
| Colvin
& Farrensworth |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
merchant |
| Commercial
Block |
----- |
1844
- ? |
second
store in city; Daniel Richardson, proprietor |
| Cooley
& Babcock |
----- |
?
- 1854 - ? |
general
merchants (wallpaper, cloth, etc.) |
| Corona
Pen Co. |
----- |
1923
- 1929 |
started
by Parker Pen Co. machinist Samuel Corona |
| Dann,
George |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
barrel
manufacturer |
| Doty,
Henry A. |
north
of Thoroughgood factory |
Abt.
1877? - ? |
cigar
box manufacturer |
| Ford,
O. B. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
barrel
manufacturer |
| Frask,
M. W. |
Main
St. (opposite the public square) |
1846
- ? |
furniture
maker |
| Geddes
& Grubb |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
merchant |
| Hall
& Huebel |
105
W. Milwaukee |
?
- 1919 - ? |
merchants |
| Hanson
Furniture Factory |
east
side of Rock River |
?
- 1853 - ? |
furniture
maker |
| 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 |
| Huebel
(A. J. |
105
W. Milwaukee St. |
?
- 1925 - ? |
clothing,
dinnerware, etc. |
| J.
C. Penney Co. |
32-34
S. Main St. |
?
- 1927 - ? |
department
store |
| Janesville
Foundry & Machine Shop |
"short
distance north of the Stevens House" |
?
- 1854 - ? |
J.
H. Budd, proprietor |
| Janesville
Furniture Factory |
Rock
River raceway |
1864
- ? |
furniture
manufacturer; W. B. Britton, Fenner Kimball & W. H. Ashcraft,
owners |
| Janesville
Paper Box Co. |
old
cotton mill on N. Franklin |
1910
- ? |
paper
box manufacturer; Was Nott Bros.; became Panoramic, Inc. |
| Kimball,
D. F. |
west
side of Rock River |
1844
- ? |
first
store on west side of river |
| Kimball,
Frank D. |
----- |
?
- 1919 - ? |
furniture
merchant |
| Kirk,
Thomas |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
barrel
manufacturer |
| Knowles
& Cheeney |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
furniture
merchant |
| Kresge's
Dime & Dollar Stores |
----- |
?
- 1954 - ? |
dime
store |
| Lappin,
Thomas |
S.
Main St. |
1838/1839
- 1855 - ? |
first
merchant in city |
| Lawrence
& Atwood |
7
S. Main St. |
?
- 1866 - 1870 - ? |
hardware,
stoves & tinware |
| McKey
& Brothers |
----- |
1849
- 1866 - ? |
merchants |
| Miner,
Alvin |
Milwaukee
St. |
1847
- 1852 |
furniture
maker; sold to Morse & Martin |
| Morse
& Martin |
Milwaukee St. |
1852
- 1860 |
furniture manufacturer; bought from Alvin Miner; J.
F. Morse & S. A. Martin, owners |
| Rock River raceway |
1860
- ? |
| Morse,
Fred |
----- |
1874
- 1877 |
owned
several small businesses; bought out by Thoroughgood |
| Morse,
Hanson & Co. |
on
the Race |
? |
manufacturers
& wholesale dealers in furniture |
| Moses,
L. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
furniture
manufacturer & sales |
| New
Gas Light Co. |
7
N. Main St. |
?
- 1919 - 1925 - ? |
gas
ranges, radiantfires; water heaters; lighting fixtures |
| Nott
Bros. |
14-16
N. Academy |
1907
- ? |
paper
box manufacturer; re-organized as Janesville Paper Box |
| Panoramic,
Inc. |
1405
Riverside |
?
- present |
packaging
manufacturer; was Janesville Paper Box |
| Parker
Pen |
----- |
1892
- present |
pen
manufacturer |
| Perrine
(L. W.) & Co. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
merchant |
| Pixley
& Kimball |
- Richardson's Block, Main St.
|
?
- 1854 - ? |
groceries,
dry goods, clothing, general merchants |
| Riordan
& Leech |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
dry
goods |
| Scritchfield
Pen Co. |
----- |
?
- 1908 - ? |
pen
manufacturer |
| Slocum,
G. A. |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
wholesale
& retail fancy dress & worsted goods |
| Smith
& Bostwick |
----- |
?
- 1866 - ? |
dry
goods & clothing |
| Smith
(H. B.) Pen Co. |
----- |
?
- 1908 - ? |
pen
manufacturer |
| Thoroughgood |
foot
of Pease Court |
1877
- 1908 - ? |
cigar
boxes & cigar box lumber; orig. owned by Fred Morse; John
Thoroughgood & F. Stevens, proprietors; one of the top 15
companies in Janesville in 1908 |
| Wheelock,
W. G. |
33
Main St. |
?
- 1870 - ? |
crockery,
china, glassware, cutlery, lamps, lanterns, bird cages &
general house furnishing goods |
| Williamson
Pen Co. |
Corn
Exchange block |
1903
- 1929 |
pen
manufacturer |
| Withington,
Charles B. |
Corn
Exchange block |
? |
jeweler;
also invented a twine binder and a wire binder |
