Property Record
3227 N 31ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Other Name: | McCulloch Engineering Co. |
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| Reference Number: | 232315 |
| Location (Address): | 3227 N 31ST 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: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | 2016 - This two-story building has a stepped parapet, concrete sills and accents, and a central entrance on the east facade with a simple corniced header. Some lower-story windows retain metal sash, other openings are infilled or downsized. Once the home of McCulloch Superchargers. As of 1938, this building housed the McCulloch Engineering Co. This is where this business began. This business was sold to Borg Warner Corp. in the 1930s for 1 million dollars. |
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| Bibliographic References: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._McCulloch https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/mcculloch-supercharger.1075117/#post-12197405 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |