Property Record
1000 INDUSTRIAL AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | General Motors Company Office |
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Other Name: | General Motors Assembly Division Office |
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Reference Number: | 48377 |
Location (Address): | 1000 INDUSTRIAL AVE |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1919 |
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Survey Date: | 1977 |
Historic Use: | large office building |
Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
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Demolished?: | Yes |
Demolished Date: | 2018 |
National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | This two and three story brick structure is characteristic of the Moderne or Modernistic style. Typical of the style are tall vertical piers framing horizontal bands of windows, a rectangular portal, flat roof, symmetrical facades, and stylized motifs capping the piers. Historically this office building is the best-preserved structure associated with the city's largest industry. The office building was constructed between 1918 and 1919 for the Samson Tractor Company. In 1922, the Chevrolet Motor Company took over the Samson Tractor Company, and in the mid 1920s Fisher Body began manufacturing at this location. Demolition of the site started in 5/2018. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) HISTORIC JANESVILLE, HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES, INC. MACDONALD AND MACK PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF JANESVILLE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, 1994. (B) HISTORICAL SITES AND POINTS OF INTEREST IN ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN BY THE ROCK COUNTY TOURISM COUNCIL, 5/1994. https://www.channel3000.com/news/99-years-after-gm-plant-opened-demolition-begins-at-former-site/737423858 |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |