Jun 6, 2011

Steeped In Tradition, Baltica Tea Opens Its Port DoorsBy Lisa KaminskiPortWashington-WI.Patch.com

Simply put, “it’s incredible,” Executive Director of Port Washington Main Street Sara Grover said of the newly opened Baltica Tea Room and Gift Shop.

The tea room, 223 N. Franklin St., opened its doors Monday after months of renovation, and “you wouldn’t even know the place,” according to Grover.

Owners Urszula Cholowinska and Dan Micha spent the last five months renovating the building, formerly G.L. Graf Jewelers, and opened the doors to the public this week.

Walking into Baltica Tea Room and Gift Shop, the renovations are apparent — the facade of the building was stripped of the shiny vitrolite tiles and large display windows were installed. Cholewinska said that the building’s face now looks as it did when it was constructed in 1854. Inside, hardwood floors were put in and the old pressed tin ceiling was restored.

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