Property Record
3600 N 35TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | A.O. Smith Corporation |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 232296 |
| Location (Address): | 3600 N 35TH ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1945 |
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| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2016 - This factory includes two blocks, both with brick pilastered walls, stone accents and cornice, and large expanses of metal window sash. The north block is eight stories high, and features curtain-wall construction with vertical bands of windows and a two-story wing on the south elevation. The south block is two-stories high with a small one-story wing at the northwest corner. |
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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 |