Property Record
1902 E JOHNSON ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Scanlan-Morris Company |
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| Reference Number: | 106249 |
| Location (Address): | 1902 E JOHNSON ST |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 19832015 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This industrial facility was the headquarters of the Scanlan-Morris Company, a manufacturer of medical operating room equipment and furnishings. The building is composed of multiple sections, the earliest of which dates from c.1915. Additions were constructed in the 1920s and 1930s. The overall footprint is irregularly shaped, as the building is essentially a series of interconnected box-like forms staggered along a curve of East Johnson Street. Most of the building follows a consistent design. Sections are two stories in height, constructed of reinforced concrete, and consist of large bays of steel-frame windows. Some classical details are present, including stepped parapets with coping and pilasters and spandrels with recessed panels. Single-story garage additions are located on the rear and west end of the building, which includes a Quonset-like structure. 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, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. |
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| Bibliographic References: | City of Madison Assessor Elgar A. Brown, “Scanlan-Morris Co. Grows With Improvement of Hospitals,” Wisconsin State Journal, March 20, 1927. Judy Newman, “Making GE’s Devices, Madison Companies Healthy Under Big GE’s Careful Wing,” Wisconsin State Journal, July 2, 2006. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |