Property Record
1568-1570 S 1ST ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | George J. Meyer Manufacturing Co. |
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Other Name: | Allen-Bradley |
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Reference Number: | 108505 |
Location (Address): | 1568-1570 S 1ST ST |
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County: | Milwaukee |
City: | Milwaukee |
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Year Built: | 1913 |
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Additions: | 1915 1925 1914 |
Survey Date: | 19882016 |
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: | Builder was B.J. Danielson. Built as three stories in 1913. Two stories added in 1914; sixth story added in 1925. The company manufactured bottle cleaning equipment and various associated products. Meyer was previously a foreman at Logemann Brothers Co of Milwaukee, which manufactured the Volz bottle soaking machine. In 1904, he designed and patented (1904) a bottle washing attachment to be connected to the Soaking Machine and thus developed the first automatic bottle brushing machine. Given the importance of the brewery industry in Milwaukee, and the necessity of cleaning returnable beer bottles, by the late 1930s the George J. Meyer Machinery Co. Cudahy plant was "the largest plant in the world making bottle cleaning machinery." (Claim from a Geo. Meyer Co. ad found in the 1940 Milwaukee business phone directory). In 1941, just before converting to war production, the firm employed more than 1,000 persons. 2016 - replacement siding over most of building, most windows replaced. |
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Bibliographic References: | Permit. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |