5317 W BURNHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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5317 W BURNHAM ST

Architecture and History Inventory
5317 W BURNHAM ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Standard Separator Company
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Reference Number:145091
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):5317 W BURNHAM ST
County:Milwaukee
City:West Allis
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1916
Additions: 1952
Survey Date:2007
Historic Use:large office building
Architectural Style:Other Vernacular
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
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Demolished?:No
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NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
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NOTES
Additional Information:1927 Sanborn- Blatz-Page Manufacturing Company (Mf. of Milking Machines & Separators)
1927-1951 Sanborn- Murphy Diesel Co. Ltd.

The Standard Seperator Company is not cited in the city directories until 1916. It remains the Standard Seperator Company until at least 1927. Former general manager of the Standard Seperator Company, Albert Blatz took over the company with another partner with the last name of Page by 1927.
Bibliographic References:Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of West Allis, 1927 & 1927-1951;Building Permits, 2 November 1942(shop addition); 21 September 1950(factory addition); 19 August 1952(addition to office); 2 November 1953 (factory addition); 9 May 1962 (factory addition); Wright's West Allis City Direcory, 1913-1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1924.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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