Property Record
1700 PACKARD AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Gold Medal Camp Furniture Manufacturing Co. |
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| Other Name: | Gold Medal Inc. |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11206 |
| Location (Address): | 1700 PACKARD AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1894 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Gold Medal Camp Furniture Company |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 5/7/2019 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 2/15/2019 |
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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 reconrd and may be viewed in person at the State Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Factory complex consists of several multi-story buildings. The Gold Medal Camp Furniture Manufacturing Co., formed in 1890, began by manufacturing camping furniture, which included a cot that was standard equipment for the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and the National Guard. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Milo Milton Quaife. Wisconsin: Its History and Its People, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1924. Vol. 3, pp. 210-211. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |