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909 MENOMONEE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

909 MENOMONEE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
909 MENOMONEE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Lawson Airplane Hangar/ Continental Faience Tile Company
Other Name:909 Menomonee
Contributing:
Reference Number:118230
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):909 MENOMONEE AVE
County:Milwaukee
City:South Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1920
Additions:
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Twentieth Century Commercial
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Lawson Airplane Hangar / Continental Faience and Tile Company
National Register Listing Date:9/3/2001
State Register Listing Date:4/20/2001
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:2007- APPEARANCE UNCHANGED.

2000- Occupants of building were Continental Faience and Tile Company circa 1925-1928. They produced elaborate and detailed tile products to supply government buildings and hotels.

More information on the importance of the Lawson Airplane Company can found in the site file. A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additonal information such as correspondance, 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.
Bibliographic References:South Milwaukee Then Till Now, pg. 106. South Milwaukee Voice Graphic 4/11/2002. Forward in Flight: The History of Aviation in Wisconsin - Michael J. Goc, pg. 114-119. Milwaukee County Mitchell Field - Gallery of Flight.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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