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Kehr Bros.
est. 1906
111 S. 5th Street
A
century ago, Frank and Emil Kehr opened the door of Kehr Bros., at 111 S. 5th Street in Watertown [currently
located at W4631 Hwy 19]. They began
taking orders for steamfitting, boiler and gas piping
projects using a pad of paper and pencil. Customers at that time who had
telephones could call in for service by dialing 168.
Following
the death of Emil in 1936 his son Donald E. Kehr
became a partner with Frank Kehr and they started
selling and installing gravity furnaces and oil fired forced air furnaces.
Following
the death of Frank Kehr in 1951 his son Robert T. Kehr became a partner with Donald E. Kehr. At that time they
began selling and installing refrigerated air conditioners.
Upon
Donald E. Kehr's retirement in 1969, Robert T. Kehr then purchased his share of the business.
1906
May KEHR BROTHER’S
HEATING / 111 South Fifth St
Frank Kehr inside the shop, owned by brothers Frank & Emil Kehr
1910
-- -- CONTRACT
FOR NEUMANN
BLDG
Kehr Bros awarded the
contract for installing a heating system in the building being erected on
Second Street by Gustave [Gustav] Neumann.
Domestic
engineering and the journal of mechanical contracting, Volume 51, 04 02 1910
issue
1915
11 04 NEW HIGH SCHOOL HEATING
CONTRACT
On
Monday evening the contract for putting in the Kewaunee smokeless heating plant
in the new high school building was awarded to Kehr
Bros. of this city.
Following
were the bids submitted:
Thomas
Heating Co., Racine, $9392
H.
Kelly & Co., Minneapolis, 9830
Otto
Biefeld & Co., Watertown, 9786
Kehr Bros., Watertown, 9265
Gen.
Heating & Ventilating Co., Milwaukee, 9560
Ind.
Heating & Eng. Co., Milwaukee, 9640
Downey Heating Co., Milwaukee, 9575
Healey Plumbing and Heating Co., St. Paul, 11,670 WG
1971
05 18 REMOVED FOR NEW GOODYEAR STORE
A Goodyear tire and
service store is to be constructed in Watertown in the near
future, according to Harry Wendel of the Goodyear district office in
Milwaukee.
The store will be
located at the corner of North Fifth and Main streets. The site includes three properties. They are the former Christ United Methodist
Church, former Kehr Brothers Heating, and the
former Hilary Reichardt home on 109 North Fifth Street.
Construction is to begin soon and be completed within
90 to 120 days after work begins.
The land will include parking
for approximately 25 vehicles and will offer a complete mechanical shop
including brake work, wheel alignment, tire work, sale of tires and many other
areas. A truck
bay and farm tire bay are included in the plan.
An appliance and
television store will be included in the business. The facility will employ about six persons
Cross
References:
Kehr, Donald 1915, Sleigh ride, upper grades
Kehr, Donald 1941, Grades 1 and
2
Kehr, Donald 1943, Grades 3 and
4
Kehr,
Frank, 1951, Obit
Kehr, Robert 1941, Grades 1 and
2
Kehr, Robert 1943, Grades 3 and
4
Kehr, Robert 1949, Graduation
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin