Peter Myers built the Myers House hotel in Janesville.

The evidence

• “The Myers House, now the principal hotel in Janesville, was built in 1861 by Peter Myers, and stands upon the historical ground once occupied by the Stage House. It is four stories high, of brick, contains 100 rooms, and cost about $60,000.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 586 / book p. 590

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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