Jischke's Meat Market is a historic building located at 414 Maple Dr. in

Sister Bay Sister Bay is a village in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 876 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics ...

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. Built in 1902, the building was originally a

butcher shop A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat, or participate within any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat and poultry for sale in retail or wholesale food establishm ...

run by Frank Jischke and his son M. J. The Jischkes were German immigrants who settled in Door County in 1892; they originally lived in

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and later moved to Sister Bay. In addition to his work at the butcher shop, M. J. Jischke was a prominent citizen in Sister Bay who served as constable and postmaster. The store is currently occupied by a

bed and breakfast Bed and breakfast (typically shortened to B&B or BnB) is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast. Bed and breakfasts are often private family homes and typically have between four and eleven rooms, wit ...

called Roots Inn and Kitchen. The inn uses the market as a gift shop and common area and has rooms in the Jischke's second floor living space. The store was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

on September 11, 1986.

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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Commercial buildings completed in 1902 Buildings and structures in Door County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Door County, Wisconsin German-American culture in Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub