Property Record
1500 S BARCLAY ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Grede Foundry Heat Treatment Center |
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| Other Name: | Wisconsin Steel Industries |
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| Reference Number: | 108816 |
| Location (Address): | 1500 S BARCLAY ST |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Milwaukee |
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| Year Built: | 1965 |
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| Survey Date: | 198820162020 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Metal |
| Architect: | Torke & Abendroth |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Building contains 1,685,000 cubic feet. 2016 - appearance unchanged; property has corrugated metal siding with louvered window covers. 2020 - The metal-sided building has a large rectangular footprint, a poured concrete foundation, and a flat roof. Corrugated metal panels are separated by narrow metal pilasters. Two flat-roofed, one-story brick additions have been added to the western elevation. Windows openings appear to be original, arranged in the lower level of each metal bay, and consist of opaque louvered panels. A flat-roofed, one story receiving bay has been attached to the southern elevation. Bands of ventilation panels beneath the plain stone cornice have been filled in with concrete. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Permit. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |