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Marker No. 12

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Theodore Victor Building

329 - 333 North Franklin Street

The Theodore Noesen Building was built in 1857 of cream-colored brick in the Federal Style and was a saloon at that time. In the 1940s it was Buivid’s Tavern and in the later 1900s it was Bink’s Cocktail Bar.

319 - 321 - 327 North Franklin Street

The Theodore Victor Building, built 1855–1858 in the Federal Style, originally housed three businesses, including John Bichler Shoemaker Shop circa 1908, a milliner and a confectioner. In the 1950s to the 1980s, the location housed restaurants and a paint store. In the later part of the 1990s, the two buildings at 319 and 321 N. Franklin Street were joined to house a restaurant. 

317 North Franklin Street

The H.H. Stone Building, built in 1851 in the Federal Style, was a saloon. In later years its occupants have been commercial businesses.

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The Port Washington Historical Society was founded in 1991. Over the years the organization has demonstrated its strong volunteer commitment as a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation, advancement and dissemination of the history of the Port Washington area.

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