Property Record
1735 E DELAVAN DR
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Rock County Sugar Company |
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Other Name: | Monterey Mills |
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Reference Number: | 81888 |
Location (Address): | 1735 E DELAVAN DR |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Janesville |
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Year Built: | 1904 |
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Survey Date: | 1977 |
Historic Use: | industrial building |
Architectural Style: | Commercial 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: | Large brick factory building with decorative window hoods, vertical brick piers, and corbelled cornice. This beet sugar factory was built in 1904 by Captain James Davidson, Bay City Michgan. M.R. Osburn, Davidson's son-in-law was the local operator of the mill. Became one of Janesville's largest industries. An office building is also located on the property - separate record (125/5). |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) History of Rock County (1908), p. 592. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |