Florida and Third Industrial Historic District facts for kids

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Florida and Third Industrial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
George Ziegler Candy Co. in the Florida and Third Industrial Historic District
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Location	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No.	08000656
Added to NRHP	July 10, 2008

The Florida and Third Industrial Historic District is a special area in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's filled with old, tall factory buildings called industrial lofts. These buildings were constructed between 1891 and 1928. They are located close to the Soo Line train tracks. This historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. This means it's an important place to protect because of its history.

Exploring the Historic Buildings

This historic district has many interesting buildings. They were all built between 1891 and 1928. Many of them are right next to the Soo Line Railroad yard. Let's look at some of the most important ones:

Lindemann & Hoverson Company (1891)

• The Lindemann & Hoverson Company building is at 331 S. Third Street.
• It was built in 1891, making it the oldest building in the district.
• Otto Strack designed it. It looks like an early textile mill building.
• It has five stories and is made of timber with a brick outside.
• Even though it looks like a textile mill, Lindemann & Hoverson made gas stoves here!

Heinn Looseleaf Ledger Company (1894)

• The Heinn Looseleaf Ledger Company building is at 326 W. Florida Street.
• It was also designed like a textile mill building by Carl L. Linde in 1894.
• This five-story building is covered in brick. It has Romanesque Revival style details and a cool corner tower.
• The Pabst company built it to rent out.
• Heinn Looseleaf Ledger Company moved in during 1907. They made loose-leaf notebooks there for 50 years.

Molitor Paper Box Company (1904)

• The Molitor Paper Box Company is located at 212 S. Third Street.
• This building is a bit newer, built in 1904.
• It's called a middle textile mill industrial loft because it has a wider front.
• It's seven stories tall, made of timber, and covered in brick.
• Horsch Construction and Engineering designed this building.

Berger Bedding Company (1907)

• The Berger Bedding Company building is at 500 W. Florida Street.
• It was designed by Buemming and Dick and built in 1907.
• This industrial loft is six stories tall.
• It has some decorative pillars called pilasters. These are decorated with Prairie Style stone tops.

George Ziegler Candy Co. (1908)

• The George Ziegler Candy Co. building is at 408 W. Florida Street.
• This seven-story building is another middle textile mill industrial loft.
• Herman Paul Schnetzky designed it. The first part was built in 1908.
• It has a simpler Neoclassical style. You can see brick pilasters and a simple dentilated cornice (a decorative edge).
• This building has a concrete skeleton. It was likely one of the first buildings in Milwaukee to use this strong construction method.

Courteen Seed Company (1913)

• The Courteen Seed Company building is at 222 West Pittsburgh Avenue.
• It's a very tall, eleven-story building with a unique triangular shape.
• Louis Barnett and James Record Co. of Minneapolis designed it in 1913.
• It's called a late textile mill industrial loft because it doesn't have much decoration.
• Remember, the "textile mill" part of the name describes the style, not what was made inside!

Teweles Seed Company (1918 & 1927)

• The Teweles Seed Company is at 222 S. Third Street.
• It has a 12-story tower built in 1918.
• A 7-story warehouse was added next to it in 1927.
• The Fraser Company designed both parts. They used a strong reinforced concrete frame with brick walls.

Milwaukee Printing Company (1911-1928)

• The Milwaukee Printing Company complex is at 400 S. Fifth Street.
• The first part was built in 1911 for the Milwaukee Printing Company.
• Another section was built the same year for William H. Shinners & Company.
• These sections have very large windows. This makes them a daylight industrial loft. This means they let in lots of natural light.
• Milprint Incorporated added a seven-story section in 1922 and another part in 1928.