Luder/Hoffman/Kaestner-Henze Cheese Warehouse
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Village or Township: Village of Mount Horeb
Address: 119 S 2nd St. and 120 S 2nd St, Mount Horeb, WI Years of Operation: 1893 - >1932 Cheesemakers: Cheese Types: Patrons: Notes: Started as Luder Cheese Co. 1893, Fred Luder, Sr. and later Fred Luder, Jr. owners and operators. Originally located on west side of Mt. Horeb near the railroad. Burned in 1910 and replaced with the building on S. 2nd. St. Company bought by J.F. Hoffman in 1924. In 1940 Hoffman sold to Kaester-Henze Co. (1932). Hoffman's was a cheese warehouse for Prairie Ridge, Daffodil, Springdale, Klevenville, German Valley, Shlede (Barneveld), Kelly Hill cheese factories. Alvin E. Henze, mgr. 1921. Expanded into a second location across 2nd. St. W. Middleton, mgr. 1930 |
Plat Map: 1911
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West side of 2nd St.
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East side of 2nd St.
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West side of 2nd St.
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East side of 2nd St.
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