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The Wisconsin House Hotel at 308-312 N Franklin St is a 3-story Italianate brick hotel built in 1855. By 1885 a saloon occupied the north half and a harness shop the south. The 1-story section to the south was added in 1926. [4] [2] The Theodore Nosen Building at 329-333 N Franklin St is a 3-story brick Federal Style building, built in 1857. [5 ...
Jika-tabi (地下足袋, lit. "tabi that touch the ground") are a style of footwear with a divided toe, originating in Japan. They are similar to tabi socks in both appearance and construction. Though they can be worn with traditional thonged footwear such as geta and zōri , jika-tabi are mostly designed and made to be worn alone as outdoor ...
Port Washington hosts many annual events tied to the community's maritime heritage. Each year on January 1, the city is the site of a polar bear plunge in which over 100 people jump into Lake Michigan. [37] Fish Day, billed as the "world's largest one-day outdoor fish fry," has been held annually since 1964 on the third Saturday in July.
The City of Port Washington incorporated out of some of the town's land in 1882. While dairy farming dominated the local economy in the 20th century, accounting for 80% percent of agriculture in the early 1940s, [12] the Town of Port Washington was also one of several Ozaukee County communities to have prosperous fur farms in the 20th
Port Washington: 3-story Queen Anne-styled hotel with corner oriel. Completed in 1901, it was one of the city's four first-class hotels during Port's boom period. [43] 16: Island City (schooner) Shipwreck: November 10, 2011 : 9 miles southeast of Port Washington in Lake Michigan
Two workers wearing tobi pants and jika-tabi boots. Tobi trousers or tobi pants (Japanese: 鳶ズボン) are a type of baggy pants used as a common uniform of tobi shokunin (鳶職 （ とびしょく ）), construction workers in Japan who work on high places (such as scaffolding and skyscrapers). [1]
[2] [3] Currently, it serves as the Visitor Center for the city of Port Washington. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1975. [ 4 ]
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