Tobacco, 567 E. Main St. – Lee and Roe Tobacco Warehouse     

Built 1885-1888   “In 1884, a wood frame passenger railroad depot was located on this site.  By 1887 or 1888 the depot was removed and a two story brick tobacco warehouse had been constructed for the Lee and Roe Tobacco company.  By 1898 it was the O. C. Lee Tobacco Warehouse.  The 1904-08 directory lists Ole C. Lee as a tobacco buyer.  The building was used by the Holtan Tobacco Company in the mid 1920s.  

Historical Significance: The dependence of the tobacco industry on the local railroad is clear from the proximity of the warehouse to the tracks and freight depot.  The success of the tobacco industry is reflected in the architectural details and massive scale of this warehouse.  The property represents the Wholesale Trade element of the Commerce Theme for Stoughton”.    

Excerpt from Wisconsin State Historical Society, Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory Citation, 
Ole C. Lee and Co. Tobacco Warehouse, Stoughton, Dane, Wisconsin, Reference Number 5898.    

Now the building houses the Stoughton Youth Center.