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13-year-old John George Ott immigrated to Madison from Schaffhausen, Switzerland in 1850. He started clerking in a store and in three years managed to save $850. He later recalled that he "was so much encouraged by my phenomenal success, that I undertook to purchase a homestead and built a store in a location which at that time was known as 'in the woods.'"
Ott was a German-Swiss immigrant who ran a grocery store on Williamson Street, a brickyard, and later an insurance and real estate business. He was also active in the Old Settler's Club, the Turnerverein, the Mannerchor, and the German Masonic Lodge. [9] The Close house at 731 Jenifer St is an early, modest Queen Anne-style house built in 1891.
The Albert Ott House is a historic house in Olathe, Kansas, U.S.. It was built in 1894 for Albert Ott, the president of the Olathe State Bank, and his wife Helena Hyer, whose brother founded the Hyer Boot Company. [2] It was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style. [2]
Publick House has made its space more welcoming and upgraded its menu in an effort to “get women and families back.” At 30, Columbia pub renovates, adds homemade corned beef — keeps beloved ...
The single-room log cabin belonged to the family of Caspar Ott, a French tailor born in 1812, and his German wife Elisabetha Trier. Where both of whom raised their seven children. [ 1 ] The building's age, estimated to be from 1837 has been confirmed by the Lake County Convention & Visitors Bureau as the oldest still standing in the county.
The Gothenburg or Trust Public House system originated in the 1860s in Gothenburg, Sweden, [1] in an attempt to control the consumption of spirits. Earlier in the century, 34 litres annual per capita consumption of spirits was recorded in Sweden. In 1855 the country proscribed domestic distillation. The city of Gothenburg awarded its sole ...
The band's lineup consists of lyricist and drummer Jake Huffman, bass guitarist Jason Ott, guitarist Justin Berger and keyboardist Atticus Kelly. Inspired by an eclectic mix of influences like The Meters, The Band and The Flaming Lips, McLovins combine their songwriting skills with extended improvisations and instrumental ingenuity.
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