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2007-
American Brass emerged form Chicago Brass Company, which was founded in 1886 in Illinois by Edward D. Tuttle and Frank Avery. The company selected Kenosha as the site of its plant because Mayor Zalmon C. Simmons persuaded several others to donate land in the southwest part of the city. It was only the second brass foundry in the nation not located in an East coast state. In 1912, the company was sold the American Brass company of Waterford, Connecticut. World War I brought a tremendous need for brass and the Kenosha plant was expanded to accommodate the need its 2,400 workers. This expansion included the construction of this office building. American Brass was purchased by the Anaconda mining Company, which was the world's largest copper mining company. By the 1930s, the plant covered fifteen acres and was one of the largest factories in the state. the Kenosha plant was also one of Anaconda's largest divisions. In 1977, the Anaconda Copper Company was purchased by Atlantic Richfield, which later reorganized as ARCO metals Company. In t1985, ARCO sole the plant to the Buffalo Brass Company. It was acquired in 1990 by t the Outokumpo Group of Finland, who operated the facility until 1999. the plant was razed in circa 2003 to make way for redevelopment. Today, only the office building remains and it houses the local event magazine.
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