The first house on the east side

of Milwaukee was built on this site

in the year 1800 by

Antoine LeClaire as a trading post,

the log house shown on the left

of this view:

The log cabin, stockade and store

on the right were erected by

Solomon Juneau in 1825

In 1835 Juneau built a large

warehouse which in 1851 was replaced

by Ludington's brick block

and the latter by the

present building in 1891

This tablet was erected under the

supervision of the

Old Settlers Club of Milwaukee County

[balance of marker obscured]

Courtesy hmdb.org

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