Property Record
2200 Northwestern Ave.
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Horlick Malted Milk Co. Factory-Building 1 |
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| Other Name: | Clock Tower Place |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 204501 |
| Location (Address): | 2200 Northwestern Ave. |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Additions: | C. 1890 1895 1911 |
| Survey Date: | 2011 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
| Architect: | James Corse & Sons |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Horlick Malted Milk Company Industrial Complex |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 2/24/2020 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 11/22/2019 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Horlick Industrial Historic District" 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, State Historic Preservation Office. This is the northern building of the two central factory buildings. Malt (sprouted barley) and wheat flour were combined with evaporated milk to produce what William Horlick called "malted milk". Originally designed to be a highly digestible food for infants and invalids, it rose to fame and built a fortune at the soda fountains of America. A native of England, Horlick gave to his factory a castle-like appearance. The principal buildings in the complex date from 1882 to 1910. Their CCB walls with turrets, towers, and clock overlooked a pool with swans and a brick driveway and courtyard. 2011- "The Horlick Malted Milk Factory buildings are the largest of the Horlick complex. Both buildings have cornices made of a pattern of corbelled dentils and prominent corners topped with corbelled capitals. Each building has one tapered, cylindrical brick smokestack rising from the roof. The buildings are connected by an elevated, enclosed walkway. In both buildings, various windows have been filled in with brick or concrete block. Factory building 1 (2200 Northwestern Ave.) was constructed in 1882 in the Gothic Revival style with an addition in 1910. The older building mass is the southernmost part of the building with the 1910 addition located to the north. The building is 3 and 4 stories tall and is irregular in plan with a stone foundation, cream brick walls, and a flat roof. The front elevation faces southwest and is asymmetrical in plan. A clock tower rises from the south corner of the projecting part of the fac;ade. The clock tower is balanced by a turret on the opposite corner. A larger turret is also located in the approximate center of the flat roof. Most of the windows are tall, segmental-arched, 1-over-1 double-hung windows." -"Horlick Industrial Historic District", WisDOT #2290-17-00. Prepared by GLARC (Gail Klein), (2011). |
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| Bibliographic References: | Buildings of Wisconsin manuscript. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |