Property Record
602 RAILROAD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Wisconsin Wagon Company Factory |
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| Reference Number: | 110570 |
| Location (Address): | 602 RAILROAD ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1903 |
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| Additions: | 1911 |
| Survey Date: | 1982 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | J. O. Gordon |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Wisconsin Wagon Company Factory |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 11/15/2002 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 7/19/2002 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Madison Historic Landmark: 10/15/2002 Map code 0709-133-0605-1. The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour: "The Wisconsin Wagon Company was incorporated in 1883, and in that year completed a large frame building and a stone blacksmithing shop at this site. The existing brick building replaced the frame structure in 1903-1904. The company's production and sales were much greater than the typical small town wagon business of the other local wagonmakers and may have been instrumental in setting the tone for development for the Implement Row area. The Wisconsin Wagon Company made carriages, ice wagons, drays, delivery wagons and six- and nine-passenger pleasurettes. With the advent of the auto, the company converted its production to auto bodies." "The Wisconsin Wagon Company was founded in 1883, and in that year completed a large frame building at the site. The existing brick building replaced it in 1903 or 1904. The company's production and sales competed with that of the smaller local wagonmakers and may have been instrumental in setting the tone for the development of the Implement Row area." Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City directory and maps. Madison Landmarks Commission and Capitol Neighborhoods, The First Settlement Neighborhood: A Walking Tour, 1988. Williamson Street, Madison Wisconsin: An Historical Survey and Walking Tour Guide, by Gary Tipler & the City of Madison Landmarks Commission & Professor William H. Tischler, 1979. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |