The Matthews Brothers Building still stands today as part of the Shoppes at Grand Avenue (next to the Boston Store Building). The Matthews Brothers custom designed all the furniture and woodwork for the Pabst Mansion.

On display at the Pabst Mansion are hand-drawn renderings prepared for Ferry & Clas’ clients, including a preliminary design for the Matthews Brothers Manufacturing Building, which was to be located on Grand
Avenue at Third Street.

The entry of the original Matthews Brothers building (above) has since been altered. The terra cotta columns were created by Northwestern Terra Cotta Company of Chicago who also created all the terra cotta for the Pabst Mansion.

At the turn of the century, ice houses were big business in Pewaukee. Before the days of electric refrigeration, ice was harvested from Pewaukee Lake and kept in large warehouses. During its hey day between 1890 and 1920, five ice industries lined the shores of the lake, harvesting ice which was supplied to Milwaukee, Waukesha and the meat-packing companies in Chicago.



In the fall of 1901, Armour, one of the largest ice houses in Pewaukee, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.




A line of wagons are hauled ice to the Milwaukee Road tracks in the village.

Photos courtesy of the Waukesha Freeman

Check out today’s styles as the Cedarburg Junior Woman’s Club hosts The Wearable Art Show, an exhibit/sale of clothing, jewelry and accessories by over 30 artists at the Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N546 Washington Ave., Cedarburg. The event will take place on Saturday, March 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a special Pink Tie Affair preview on Friday, March 19. Proceeds from the show are donated to agencies devoted to breast cancer awareness and prevention. For more information call the center at (262) 375-3676.

Out for a stroll in front of the mill owned by her husband Jackob Schaefer, this lady obviously took fashion seriously. The water powered Columbia Mill was located on Cedar Creek near the Highland Drive Bridge in Cedarburg.

Photo, circa 1895, from the Ed Rappold Collection at the Cedarburg Cultural Center