Property Record
3533 N 27TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A.O. SMITH CORPORATION |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 16206 |
| Location (Address): | 3533 N 27TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1920 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | A.O. Smith Corporation Headquarters Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/11/2022 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/20/2022 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property under the name "A.O. Smith Corporation Headquarters Historic District." 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, State Historic Preservation Office. To be demolished in 2010. 2016 - Two-story brick factory with sawtooth roofline, stone coping, cornice, and accents, and some replacement windows; surrounded by recent additions. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Remembering an Era: 1921-1958” (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1979), 8-11, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/5d725794-06d2-4873-82e2-c4bbe25ced72/37-AOSmith-Automatic-Frame-Plant.aspx. Oliver E. Williamson and Sidney G. Winter, The Nature of the Firm: Origins, Evolution, and Development (Oxford University Press, 1993), 71–72. John Gurda, “Motown West,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 4, 2009, http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/49747522.html. David J. Framberger, Landmark Inventory - Nomination Form: A.O. Smith Research and Engineering Building (Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee Landmarks Commission, 1977), 2. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |