Property Record
180 SMITH ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Greenwood Products Co. |
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| Other Name: | Shiocton Kraut Co. |
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| Reference Number: | 73849 |
| Location (Address): | 180 SMITH ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Shiocton |
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| Year Built: | 1930 |
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| Survey Date: | 1981 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Photo code: OUT:FRV 3/10-12. OAHP INVENTORY (07/05/1981): The Greenwood Products Co. had been operating a pickle factory on this site for several years prior to 1930. In 1930 the Hamilton & Sons Canning Co. of New London purchased the factory and launched a major construction program. The new facilities, constructed of concrete block, consisted of a boilder room, a machine shop, shipping and canning rooms and a 40,000 sq. ft. tank room. In 1933 the Hamilton plant was purchased by the Fremont Kraut Co. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1934 Fremont moved their offices to Shiocton and became known as the Shiocton Kraut Co. In the same year the canning room was completely rebuilt. In 1940 the cutting room was enlarged and in 1944 the tank room was expanded. From the 1930's to the present the plant has produced sauerkraut exclusively. Among the buildings currently on site two remain in a fairly good unaltered state. Hamilton's original tank room (3/10 & 3/12) measures 40 x 98 ft. Constructed of concrete block it has a booomtown facade with a monitor roof and projecting pilasters. The current office building also dates to the Hamilton expansion. Demolished prior to 2011. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A.) Fred A. Stare, THE STORY OF WISCONSIN'S GREAT CANNING INDUSTRY, 1949, p. 558-559. (B.) Mr. Wallace Schevsky, former plant manager. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |