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Woodard & Stone
109-115 N. Water
1837
In 1837 James Rogan’s shanty [a double log house on site
occupied by Woodard & Stone’s bakery] became the headquarters of all new
arrivals, and was for some time regarded as “the leading hotel at Johnson’s
Rapids
1873 Confectionary: Connected with their extensive bakery,
Woodard & Stone carry on a large confectionary manufactory in this
city. They make all kinds of candy, and
are particularly about the quality and purity of the articles they offer for
sale. This is the reason why their goods
enjoy such a wide and general preference throughout the state. Their candies are all choice and excellent,
and they permit no other kind to leave their establishment, which is now known
far and wide as a reliable institution.
Adulterations in this business is so common that most people look on all
confectionery with doubt, but whatever bears the name of Woodard & Stone
may be taken as genuine and just what it pretends to be. 09 04
1877
A number of firemen of the Phoenix Co.
were employees of Woodard & Stone in ‘77
WG, 02 26 1909
1888
07 20 John E. Weissert, 1847 – 1888;
employees in funeral procession for; bookkeeper for nearly 20 years WG
1908
03 25 Automobile factory proposed for this
site.
07 31 Death of Mrs.
Fred. Ryder. Mr. Ryder was employed for years as
bookkeeper for the Woodard-Stone. WG
08 14 Otto Biefeld & Co.
secured contract for installing the steam heating apparatus for the M. D. Wells Shoe Co., who will occupy the old
Woodard Stone factory WG
1909
07
23 The old Woodard & Stone Co building in North Water
Street, which was fitted up for rental for the M. D. Wells Shoe Company is
owned by the company. A dividend of five
per cent was declared
on the stock subscribed for the building.
WG
1911 Woodard
& Stone building later occupied by M D Wells
Shoe Co and then by Wolfram Shoe Co.
1916 Chas. Andrews [1849-1916], employed 20
years ago by Woodard Stone Co. as a baker
1978 The old Woodard
& Stone factory stands but a few feet high.
Progress has taken its toll on another historic building. It was said to
be a well built structure but the site of 109-115 North Water Street is soon to
become the drive-in banking quarters for the Wisconsin National Bank.
Bank President
Arthur Turke said the decision was a difficult one to make. Relocation of the bank's drive-in services was
necessary to make it safer and more usable to bank customers. Also, the Woodard & Stone building,
purchased by the bank in 1969, was difficult to use, Turke said.
The Woodard &
Stone building had a number of uses and owners in its history. Constructed in the late 1800s, the building
was first a steam cracker factory. Marshall
J. and George S. Woodard launched a bakery on North Water Street in 1865
under the name of the Woodard Brothers Bakery.
After two years in
business they began the manufacture of crackers, using a hand machine. They later added steam to increase
output. 04 21
Cross-References:
No 1: Marshall Woodard, partner
No 2: Julietta (Gritzner) Block, early employee
No 3: William Black (1824-1901), early employee
