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Property Features
A warehouse building, located south of the bottling house was originally two stories in height, with a flat roof.
The Arcadian Bottling Works has been converted to apartment units, and substantially altered to accommodate the change in function. An attic level and gable roof as well as a stairtower has been added to the warehouse structure. In addition, fenestration has been altered. It was owned in 1982 by Arcadian Springs Associates (c/o B. A. Binkowski, 315 W. Gorham St., Madison, WI 53703).
Another map code is City Map #56.
Historical Statement:
The Arcadian Springs apartments were created in 1977 by rehabilitating the old Arcadian Bottling works, one of the last remaining plants from the Srongs Era and the earliest.
The Arcadian Spring was opened across Hartwell Avenue from the bottling works in 1885 by J. R. Anderson, who with his brother, had been involved in the development of the Silurian Springs Park. It was Anderson who built the original portion of the bottling works shortly after the springhouse. [B, C].
In 1891, Henry W. Phelps purchased the spring and bottling works forming the Waukesha Arcadian Company. Prior to 1895, Phelps expanded the plant and began manufacturing soda pop. In 1907, Albert O. Trostel, a Milwaukee tanner, and a group of Milwuakee businessmen purchased the works, renaming it the Roxo Beverage Company. The 1933 Sanborn map indicates that the south wing of the complex was added in 1930. In 1967, this company was purchased by the Bon Ton at that time. In 1977, the building was rehabilitated for apartments. Despite the exterior modifications mentioned above, the historical integrity of the complex remains unchanged.
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900 N. Hartwell Ave.
83004326
Located in Waukesha, Waukesha County
