Brittingham and Hixon

Yard History

Brittingham & Hixon began operations in Baraboo in October of 1935 when they acquired a lumberyard operation located at 501 Broadway Street. D.L. Van Auken was the first manager. Over the years, the old facilities underwent much remodeling, including the building of a new office, but they continued to retain many of the features of the old-time yard that it was. While many of these features worked well when lumber was loaded and unloaded by hand and delivered by horse and wagon, with the advent of forklifts, these features became a handicap.
In 1993, Sauk County decided it needed to build a new building in which to house many of the county offices. They hoped to do this very near to the present county courthouse. At the same time, Brittingham & Hixon realized that they had outgrown their present landlocked facility located across the street from the courthouse. In April of 1993, B&H acquired the vacant Rogers/Jenson property on Eighth Street and proceeded to build a new lumberyard. The county acquired the old B&H location and was able to build the county office building they needed. The resulting relocation into these two new facilities worked out well for both parties and for the Baraboo community in general..
Brittingham & Hixon continues to operate their full service retail lumberyard at 1139 Eighth Street. The expanded office and showroom area are filled with many full-sized displays of kitchen cabinets, doors and windows, and offer the shopper a chance to see, touch and open the products they intend to buy. Stop in and see the knowledgeable sales staff that is always ready to answer your questions.