The Joannes Mansion

In this episode of Plaster + Patina, we explore the historic Mitchell Joannes House:  a late 1800s home tied to one of Green Bay’s most influential business families.Mitchell Joannes, born near Brussels, Belgium, became president of the Joannes Brothers Company, a wholesale grocery business that helped shape commerce across Wisconsin and northern Michigan and later evolved into what became part of Super Valu’s Green Bay division.Joined by the current owner Al we discuss the craftsmanship of the house, what it takes to preserve a historic home, and the reality of living inside a piece of local history. This episode looks at what it means to pass a home like this on and why preserving places like it still matters.