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Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI
Location8336 West Lapham Street,
West+Allis, WI
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER WI-9
Building/structure dates:
1904 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1909 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1914 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1916 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1929 subsequent work
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail system that encompassed all of southeastern Wisconsin. The first step of this plan was completed in 1898 when a Milwaukee to Waukesha line was built. The West Allis station was built along this line five years later and was important to the line's 1907 extension to Oconomowoc and 1908 extension to Watertown, since it provided much of the power needed to run the lines. The station's importance was further enhanced by its utility as a car barn and light repair facility. It remains today, an artifact from the early days of mass transit in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
Subjects
Power IndustryBrick BuildingsElectrical Substations
Related Names
Villard, Henry
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. SUBJECT PROPERTY AND ITS SETTING. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
2. FRONT FACADE, VIEW TO NORTH.
3. FRONT FACADE WITH SIX-FOOT SCALE. VIEW TO NORTH.
4. FRONT FACADE AND WEST SIDE. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
5. REAR AND EAST SIDE. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
6. CAR BARN SKYLIGHTS AND EAST SIDE OF SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
7. MAIN ENTRANCE. VIEW TO NORTH.
8. WINDOW DETAILS AND CARVED NAME STONE. VIEW TO NORTH.
9. ORIEL. VIEW TO NORTH-NORTHWEST.
10. ARCH DETAIL ON CAR BARN. VIEW TO WEST.
11. OIL SWITCH AND BUS BAR COMPARTMENTS AND DOORS. BASEMENT - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
12. BASEMENT - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH.
13. CONDUIT. BASEMENT - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO WEST.
14. FIRST FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTH.
15. FIRST FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH. OIL SWITCH AND BUS BAR COMPARTMENTS ON LEFT.
16. CEILING. FIRST FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH.
17. 15-TON OVERHEAD CRANE. FIRST FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.
18. 30-TON OVERHEAD CRANE AND SPIRAL STAIRWAY TO SECOND FLOOR. FIRST FLOOR BALCONY - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
19. SPIRAL STAIRWAY TO SECOND FLOOR. FIRST FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
20. SECOND FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH.
21. SECOND FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTH.
22. ROOF TRUSS SYSTEM. SECOND FLOOR - SUBSTATION. VIEW TO NORTH.
23. STATION CLERK'S OFFICE. FIRST FLOOR - OFFICE. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
24. REPORT ROOM. FIRST FLOOR - OFFICE. VIEW TO NORTH.
25. STAIRWAY TO SECOND FLOOR ASSEMBLY ROOM. FIRST FLOOR - OFFICE. VIEW TO NORTH.
26. ASSEMBLY ROOM. SECOND FLOOR - OFFICE. VIEW TO NORTH.
27. NORTHEAST ROOM - ORIGINALLY CLASSROOM NO. 1, LAST USED AS A LOCKER ROOM. SECOND FLOOR - OFFICE. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
28. CAR BARN. VIEW TO SOUTH.
29. CAR BARN. VIEW TO NORTH.
30. TROLLEY WORK PITS (SINCE COVERED). CAR BARN. VIEW TO NORTH.
31. BOILER ROOM. VIEW TO SOUTH.
32. BOILER ROOM. DOORS OPEN ON BOILER NO. 2. VIEW TO SOUTH.
33. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1903. EAST OF CAR BARN. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. VIEW TO WEST-NORTHWEST.
34. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1903. FRONT FACADE AND WEST SIDE. UNDER CONSTRUCTION. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
35. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1904 NEWLY COMPLETED OFFICE, SUBSTATION, CAR BARN. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
36. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1904 FRONT FACADE AND WEST SIDE OF NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDING. VIEW TO EAST-NORTHEAST.
37. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1904 FRONT FACADE AND EAST SIDE OF NEWLY COMPLETED BUILDING. VIEW TO WEST-NORTHWEST.
38. Photocopy of photograph. Photographer unknown, 1904 REAR AND WEST SIDE. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
39. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1912 ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION OF BUILDING. VIEW TO WEST.
40. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1909 FIRST ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. VIEWS TO EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST.
41. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1909 FIRST ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS SECTIONS. VIEW TO NORTH.
42. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1909 FIRST ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. WEST SIDE WINDOW DETAILS.
43. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknwon, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. VIEW TO WEST.
44. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. VIEW TO EAST.
45. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. CROSS SECTION.
46. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. VIEW TO SOUTH.
47. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1916 ADDITION TO CAR BARN. LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS SECTIONS. VIEWS TO SOUTH AND WEST.
48. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1916 ADDITION TO CAR BARN. FIRST FLOOR, ROOF PLANS.
49. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1929 ROOF ALTERATION OVER OFFICE PORTION OF BUILDING. VIEWS TO WEST, EAST, AND NORTH.
50. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1929 OFFICE PORTION OF BUILDING. BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN.
51. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1929 OFFICE PORTION OF BUILDING. FIRST FLOOR PLAN.
52. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1929 OFFICE PORTION OF BUILDING. SECOND FLOOR PLAN.
53. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1909 OIL SWITCH AND BUS BAR DOORS
54. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. CRANE BRIDGE FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE.
55. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO BUILDING. FRAME FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE.
56. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO BUILDING. BEARING FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE
57. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO SUBSTATION. GEAR SHAFTING FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE.
58. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 SECOND ADDITION TO BUILDING. CHAIN RECEPTACLES FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE.
59. Photocopy of plans. Draftsman unknown, 1914 ASSEMBLY DRAWING FOR 15-TON OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE.
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