A fire on the morning of September 2, 1902, damaged parts of the building destroyed over $10,000 worth of goods on the store's second floor.

Catherine's claim was disputed by her insurance company, and the case was taken to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which found in her favor in 1904.

The Ode Record Center opened in the building that same year,[16] and suffered a minor fire that December, which caused $600 worth of damage.

[18] This store became Milton Keller's Sausage & Cheese in 1954,[19] which was replaced by Gompers Millinery in 1956,[20] and then by Seymour Smart Footwear in 1958.

The Port Gilbert Gifts & Antiques Shop occupied the space from 1974 to August 1976, and was replaced within a week by Sixth Street Art Supply.