Property Record
11320 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | FINDLEY ADHESIVES COMPANY |
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| Other Name: | BOSTIK-FINDLEY ADHESIVES |
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| Reference Number: | 233325 |
| Location (Address): | 11320 W WATERTOWN PLANK RD |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| City: | Wauwatosa |
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| Year Built: | 1956 |
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| Additions: | 1984 2005 |
| Survey Date: | 2016 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Art/Streamline Moderne |
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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: | Findley Adhesives was founded by Frank Findley in Milwaukee in 1917 when he purchased the Wisconsin Paste Company. In 1956, the company relocated to Wauwatosa and constructed a large manufacturing and office building. The company developed a number of patents and processes for hot-melt adhesives during the second half of the twentieth century, many for labelling and packaging materials. The purpose-built plant was renovated in 1984. The F.G. Findley Company, also known as Findley Adhesives, was purchased by Bostik Inc., a French Adhesive Company, in 2000. The Wauwatosa location, serving both production and research and development purposes, was renovated again in 2005, including new windows along the main south-facing façade, and expanded in 2012. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ‘Bostik plans 10 million expansion in Wauwatosa,’ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 13, 2011. Building and Planning Permit Records, on file at the Wauwatosa Planning Department, Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa City Directories, 1926-1992, on file at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison. Wauwatosa Historical Society general files. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |