138 W CANDISE ST
| Historic Name: | Schweiger Industries Plant III |
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| Reference Number: | 100003046 |
| Location (Address): | 138 W CANDISE ST |
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| County: | Jefferson |
| City/Village: | Jefferson |
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| Schweiger Industries Plant III 138 West Candise Street, Jefferson, Jefferson County Architect: Unknown Date of Construction: 1916; with additions in 1947, 1961, 1962, 1965, and 1975 Schweiger Industries Plant was built in stages between 1916 and 1975 and is located in Jefferson, Wisconsin. Owned and operated by local entrepreneur Benjamin Schweiger and his nephew successors, by the early-1970s Schweiger Industries was the largest employer in Jefferson County and ranked third in the United States in furniture manufacturing. The company manufactured lounge chairs, chair and sofa frames, sectional couches, stuffed upholstered living room furniture, as well as sofa beds and murphy beds. The building is the last remaining building in Jefferson that is historically associated with Schweiger Industries, a group of manufacturing concerns that together formed the largest upholstered furniture manufacturing company in Wisconsin during the post-World War II period. This property is private. Please respect the rights and privacy of the owners. |
| Period of Significance: | 1947-1965 |
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| Area of Significance: | Industry |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Historic Use: | Industry/Processing/Extraction: Manufacturing Facility |
| Architectural Style: | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| Resource Type: | Building |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 10/22/2018 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 08/17/2018 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Buildings: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |