3300 N 124TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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3300 N 124TH ST

Architecture and History Inventory
3300 N 124TH ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:BRIGGS & STRATTON WAUWATOSA PLANT
Other Name:BRIGGS & STRATTON
Contributing:
Reference Number:233282
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):3300 N 124TH ST
County:Milwaukee
City:Wauwatosa
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1957
Additions:
Survey Date:2016
Historic Use:industrial bldg/manufacturing facility
Architectural Style:Contemporary
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:Stephen Briggs and Harold Stratton partnered in 1908 to establish the Briggs and Stratton Company in Milwaukee. Initially, they produced automobile parts as a small tool and die manufacturer and later began producing small gasoline engines in the 1920s and 1930s. The company developed the lightweight aluminum engine in 1953 for lawn and garden work. In 1955, Briggs and Stratton constructed a new production facility for small engines in Wauwatosa. The plant was expanded significantly in 1967 and again in 1974. The Wauwatosa Plant has continued to produce a wide variety of small engines and other machines since its introduction, along with added offices, warehouses, and research and development spaces.

Mansard roof
Bibliographic References:Mead and Hunt. Milwaukee Industrial Properties Intensive Survey. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2016. ‘The History of Briggs and Stratton,’ Briggs and Stratton Corporation website. <www4.briggsandstratton.com/miscpdfs/RNT/history%20of%20briggs_MS8751.pdf> accessed January 27, 2017.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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