511-523 YORK ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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511-523 YORK ST

Architecture and History Inventory
511-523 YORK ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Smalley Manufacturing Co.
Other Name:Smalley Manufacturing Co.
Contributing:
Reference Number:59512
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):511-523 YORK ST
County:Manitowoc
City:Manitowoc
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Unincorporated Community:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1883
Additions: 1910
Survey Date:19852022
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:Yes
Demolished Date:1997
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:Building is brick with a corbelled cornice. Second building on property is covered with asphalt shingles.

The Smalley Manufacturing Comapny is among the earliest of remaining commercial or industrial concerns. Founded in 1857 by Edmund Jewett Smalley, Smalley Manufacturing started as a foundry and factory for building walking plows. Over the years, the list of implements manufactured here grew. The factory remains today as a small machine tool manufacturer and jobs shop.

The easternmost building, now sided in asphalt shingles, in some state of deterioration, is, according to plant officials, the original plannt which was moved from the corner of 6th and York streets in 1883 to make way for the first portion of that brick building which was expanded in 1910.
Bibliographic References:(A) Interview with Mr. Querin Delsman, former President Smalley Manufacturing Company, April 6, 1987. (B) Falge, Louis J., History of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Vol. II, p. 480. https://manitowoc.pastperfectonline.com/photo/D4D49037-E652-4999-9ABB-932530123171
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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