Property Record
910 MAYER AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Farmers Co-op Packing Co./Oscar Mayer |
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| Reference Number: | 239344 |
| Location (Address): | 910 MAYER AVE |
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| County: | Dane |
| City: | Madison |
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| Year Built: | 1916 |
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| Additions: | 1948 1960 |
| Survey Date: | 2019 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Other Buildings On Site: | Y |
| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' titled "Oscar Mayer Company and Plant" exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. 2019 - The three-story, brick-clad power plant is located on the west side of the property, just south of the main office and plant building. It has several different periods of construction, including 1915, 1948, and 1960, resulting in an irregular footprint and massing. The southern portion of the building is L-shaped with a regular fenestration pattern of four-light windows. A smoke stack is located immediately to the east. To the north is another L-shaped building section with single-light fixed windows of varying sizes. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |