Property Record
700 Ash St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Grede Foundry Office |
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| Reference Number: | 246734 |
| Location (Address): | 700 Ash St |
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| County: | Sauk |
| City: | Reedsburg |
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| Year Built: | 1954 |
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| Survey Date: | 2023 |
| Historic Use: | industrial bldg/manufacturing facility |
| Architectural Style: | Contemporary |
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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: | 2023 - The Grede Foundry began operating when the older Liberty Iron Foundry in Wauwatosa was purchased by William Grede. The foundry quickly expanded, adding more facilities in 1923, and again in 1930. Grede also purchased two other foundries in Milwaukee County and began expanding to Michigan and Illinois in the 1930s. The Reedsburg Foundry, a small operation along the railway line on the south side of the city, was established in 1947. Four years later, it was purchased by Grede Foundry and quickly expanded. By the mid-1970s, Grede had grown to one of the largest foundry companies in the United States and the Reedsburg location had grown to cover the equivalent of three city blocks. |
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| Bibliographic References: | 2023 - ‘History of Grede Foundries, Inc.,’ Reference for Business website. <www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/8/Grede-Foundries-Inc.html> |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |