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In the process of being razed (2012)
2001- "This complex is owned by Red Star Yeast, a division of Universal Foods Corporation. Company regulations limited reconnaissance to the periphery of the property; however, it is apparent that the complex includes brick, concrete block and metal-sheathed buildings and metal storage tanks. Window openings on many of the buildings have been modified or completely infilled. Those buildings located closest to the roadway, many of which are concrete block, do not appear to be historic.
Meadow Springs Distilling Company, the predecessor of Red Star Yeast, first occupied this site in December 1882. Notable for producing such brands as Livingston Whiskey and Mistletoe Gin, the company changed its name to the National Distilling Company in 1887, when the enterprise also began selling yeast. The company's yeast business prospered and by 1893, included distribution branches in St. Paul, Duluth, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Detroit and Cleveland. Ten years later, the company opened a second manufacturing plant in Cudahy, Wisconsin. During Prohibition, production focused on yeast, vinegar, industrial alcohol and dried feed as the company changed its name to Red Star Yeast and Products Company in 1919. With the introduction of aerated yeast a year later, business skyrocketed. By 1941, Red Star's Milwaukee facility was the third largest yeast-producing plant in the United States."
- "Marquette Interchange, Milwaukee", WisDOT ID #1060-05-02, Prepared by Heritage Research (McQuillen) (2001).
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HI112261
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444 Highland Drive
01000318
Located in Kohler, Sheboygan County
