754 WILLIAMSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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754 WILLIAMSON ST

Architecture and History Inventory
754 WILLIAMSON ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Lake City Bottling Works
Other Name:Roh's Marine Specialties Inc.
Contributing:
Reference Number:81054
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):754 WILLIAMSON ST
County:Dane
City:Madison
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1906
Additions:
Survey Date:1982
Historic Use:industrial building
Architectural Style:Commercial Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: Claude and Starck
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
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 State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Map code is 0709-134-1708-0. Lake City Bottling stayed in this building until at least 1953. Cost $3,000 to build.

"In 1906, the Lake City Bottling Works commenced operation at his location after having been in a plant at Paterson and Spaight Streets for many years. It remained in operation as a bottling company until the early 1950s. A Howel's Root Beer sign still adorns an outside wall." 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.
Bibliographic References:Tax rolls. City directories. Wisconsin State Journal 1/2/1907. Capital Times 8/15/1992. 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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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