3420 N 35TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3420 N 35TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
3420 N 35TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:A.O. Smith Corporation
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:232295
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3420 N 35TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Milwaukee
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1940
Additions:
Survey Date:2016
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
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:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:2016 - This two-story factory has a sawtooth roofline, pilastered brick walls, stone sills and cornice, and large expanses of metal sash in most openings. A one-story office wing at the southwest corner has a curved corner and window wall.
Bibliographic References:Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Milwaukee 1910-revised 1951, vol.8 Sheet 930 “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.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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