Property Record
281 W DIVISION ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Fountain City Dairy Co.; Verifine Dairy Products Co. |
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| Other Name: | Old Verifine Dairy Plant |
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| Reference Number: | 53625 |
| Location (Address): | 281 W DIVISION ST |
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| County: | Fond du Lac |
| City: | Fond du Lac |
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| Year Built: | 1921 |
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| Survey Date: | 19882019 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Twentieth Century Commercial |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | Yes |
| Demolished Date: | 0 |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | This two-story Twentieth Century Commercial style factory is constructed of bricks that have been painted white. It features a flat parapet roofline, and the walls of the bulding are decorated with stone rectangles, arrows, and diamonds. The window openings are large factory-style with multiple lights resembling glass blocks. Some of the front wall openings have been enclosed with vinyl siding and modern casement windows. There are shallow brick pilasters on the front and south side walls of the building. On the front of the building they are decorated with brick keystones. There are some plain additions to the building that have no decoration. But their openings are largely filled in with the same type of "glass block" windows as in the main block of the building. The building, as of 1989, was in good condition. The Twentieth Century Commercial style features simple decorations and often parapet rooflines. Some small examples of the style have details that reflect the Prairie Style, while large exmaples often reflect the more elaborate Chicago Style. This building is a good example of the style because of its simple, but well executed decoration and overall high level of preservation. In particular, the extant historic window openings, filled with multi-light glass are an important part of the overall design of the building. This building was constructed for the Fountain City Dairy Company in 1921. It became the Verifine Dairy Products Company around 1938. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Fond du Lac City Directories. (B) Sanborn-Perris Maps - Fond du Lac. (C) Fond du Lac Tax Rolls. (D) Michael D. Lempinen and Les Ross, Intensive Survey Report, Fond du Lac: City of Fond du Lac and Sundberg, Carlson and Associates, Inc., 1989. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |