Building History Detail
MSOE Hall of Science

A two-story brick-faced reinforced concrete automobile showroom and service building with offices above. It was built for the White motor truck company and had dimensions of 64x120-ft. In 1955, MSOE bought the building to use for laboratory facilities and it was renovated in 1959 to give it a more modern look.

Architect: unknown

Year Built: 1920, Year Demolished: n/a

Address History:
539 Milwaukee St (1920 - 1929)
945 N Milwaukee St (1930 - present)

Sources:
Milwaukee Journal, May 2, 1920
Milwaukee Sentinel, April 3, 1955

Wisconsin Historical Society AHI#: 114835

Record Update: 2014-08-14

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