Property Record
ENTERPRISE ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | BAKER MFG. CO. GALVANIZING SHOP |
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Other Name: | BAKER MFG. CO. |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 140872 |
Location (Address): | ENTERPRISE ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1897 |
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Survey Date: | 2006 |
Historic Use: | industrial building |
Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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Wall Material: | Copper |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | THIS IS ONE OF THE EXTANT HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE BAKER CO. COMPLEX. THIS COMPANY, WHICH ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED WINDMILLS AND PUMPS, IS STILL EXTANT TODAY (2006) AND IS EVANSVILLE'S OLDEST AND MOST HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. |
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Bibliographic References: | DATE PLAQUE ON BUILDING. EVANSVILLE REVIEW, MAY 13, 1998, PP. 10-11. SANBORN-PERRIS FIRE INSURANCE MAPS OF EVANSVILLE. 1894, 1899. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |