Property Record
263 KANSAS ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | DAVIES SHOE CO. FACTORY |
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Reference Number: | 125774 |
Location (Address): | 263 KANSAS ST |
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County: | Dodge |
City: | Horicon |
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Year Built: | 1922 |
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Additions: | 1936 |
Survey Date: | 2003 |
Historic Use: | industrial building |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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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: | THE DAVIES SHOE FACTORY BEGAN OPERATIONS IN THE ORIGINAL (NORTH) PART OF THIS BUILDING IN 1922. BY 1935, THE BUILDING HAD BEEN PURCHASED BY THE CITY, WHICH ADDED A NEW ART MODERNE STYLE OFFICE WING IN 1936. THE BUILDING WAS THEN LEASED AND EVENTIALLY SOLD TO THE GARDNER MFG. CO. AS THEIR PLANT NO. 2. THIS COMPANY ALSO OPERATED AN ADDITONAL FACTORY ON BARSTOW ST. THAT HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED. |
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Bibliographic References: | FREEMAN, ALLIE & BUSKEWITZ. HISTORY OF HORICON. HORICON, 1948. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |