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Property Record

3420 N 35TH ST

Historic Name:
A.O. Smith Corporation
Other Name:
Reference Number:
232295

Property Location

Location (Address)
3420 N 35TH ST
County
Milwaukee
City/Village
Milwaukee
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1940
Additions
Survey Date
2016
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Brick
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
2016 - This two-story factory has a sawtooth roofline, pilastered brick walls, stone sills and cornice, and large expanses of metal sash in most openings. A one-story office wing at the southwest corner has a curved corner and window wall.
Bibliographic References
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Milwaukee 1910-revised 1951, vol.8 Sheet 930 “Remembering an Era: 1921-1958” (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1979), 8-11, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/5d725794-06d2-4873-82e2-c4bbe25ced72/37-AOSmith-Automatic-Frame-Plant.aspx. Oliver E. Williamson and Sidney G. Winter, The Nature of the Firm: Origins, Evolution, and Development (Oxford University Press, 1993), 71–72. John Gurda, “Motown West,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 4, 2009, http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/49747522.html. David J. Framberger, Landmark Inventory - Nomination Form: A.O. Smith Research and Engineering Building (Milwaukee, Wis: Milwaukee Landmarks Commission, 1977), 2.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
Contributing
Yes
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The old story of Acorn and Oak--A.O. Smith

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Oct 06, 1936

Milwaukee Journal

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