Property Record
352 6TH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company |
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| Other Name: | WISCONSIN CONTAINER CORPORATION |
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| Reference Number: | 59334 |
| Location (Address): | 352 6TH ST |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| City: | Menasha |
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| Year Built: | 1919 |
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| Survey Date: | 20092019 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
| Structural System: | Steel Frame |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | N |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | The Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company incorporated in Menasha in March of 1919 with Joseph G. Sailer as Chairman. Other founders included George G. Barlow and Dr. A.B. Jensen. Engaged in teh manufacture of farm machinery and implements, the company was initially successful with an expansion in its first year. However, by the mid 1920's the company was out of business with the property eventually acquired by the Wisconsin Container Corporation, a manufacturer of paper boxes. The company wsa later sold to the Menasha Corporation. The Uncle Sam Tractor and Machinery Company is laocat4d in an industrial area on the outskirts of a residential neighborhood. A rectangular brick astylistic utilitarian industrial building, it features a flat roof and glass cubes surrounding casement windows. The front facades feature false fronts. 2009--Last surveyed in 1984; no apparent exterior changes since last surveyed. |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. Menasha Record: June 13, 1919; page 1, column 4. B. Ibid: March 10, 1919; page 2, column 2. C. Ibid: July 15, 1920; page 1, column 1. D. Ibid: June 3, 1926; page 1, columns 2. E. Ibid: June 18, 1930; page 1, column 3. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |