Brothers, Bob and Peter Gillespie, are the owners of Knox Furniture. The store was named after their late mother, Helen Knox Gillespie. The brothers share a passion for fine furniture and are sure that every item they sell features old world craftsmanship. They believe that the home should be a place that reflects a person's style while providing comfort.
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Krueger Hardware took residence at 107 W Wisconsin Ave and owned buildings 105-107 until 1967 when it was sold. 107 was torn down and opened up the gap that is now for parking.
In 1860, Charles Manville constructed the 109 building hence the name "The Manville building". Charles was one of Neenah's earliest photographers. In 1885, he moved to Milwaukee and started a building supply company called Manville Covering. In the early 1900s, this company merged with H.W. Johns Manufacturing Company and became the Johns-Manville Corporation. After Manville left the National Manufacturers' Bank buys the building and the word "BANK" is added to the building. Wisconsin and Michigan power then buys the 109 section of the building after WWII and built first all electric kitchen in Wisconsin post WWII. In 1984 Peter buys the 108-109 that is left and becomes Knox Furniture. Peter and Bob then sold furniture day and night and constructed the whole rear section of the building and rebuilt the upstairs to add more room for furniture. |
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