Property Record
6604 W MITCHELL ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Le Roi Company Building |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 145097 |
| Location (Address): | 6604 W MITCHELL ST |
|---|---|
| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | West Allis |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2007 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Other Vernacular |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Concrete Block |
| Architect: | V.R. Boynton |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | Contractor was cited as Ray J. Moths. The earlier building that this structure was built on to was demolished in 1981. This two-story, concrete block building was constructed in 1951. A wide band of multiple-light, industrial windows wrap around the entire structure and are located near the cornice. The roof consists of two parallel gables, whose slopes are so gradual as to give the general appearance of a flat roof. The structure's north end wall is comprised of a parapet firewall where it once joined another building. This building was constructed as a factory/warehouse addition to an existing structure (no longer extant) by the Le Roi Company in 1951. The Le Roi Company was based out of West Allis since 1916 and manufactured gasoline engines. Le Roi was purchased by the Westinghouse Air Brake Company of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, in 1952. In 1960, Westinghouse moved the Le Roi division to Ohio, and the plant (including the subject building) was sold to the Briggs & Stratton Corporation. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: | Building Permit 11 May 1951 (addition to factory at 6620 W. Mitchell Avenue) Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: West Allis, Wis. (1927; 1927, updated to 1951); "Westinghouse Brake Offers To Buy Le Roi," Chicago Daily Tribune, 21 August 1952;"Briggs & Stratton Expands," New York Daily Times, 19 March 1960; "Twenty-Five Years of Industrial Growth," Information sheet located in the Miscellaneous Business Binder, WAHS. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |