Title

Christopher Latham Sholes Typewriter Co.

Description

After Sholes's death in 1890, his son Louis attempted to market his father's last typewriter design, known as the Sholes Visible, which was patented in 1891. Louis had little success, but the City Directory for 1894 confirms that the company had an office or storefront in the Old Insurance Building at the corner of E. Wisconsin Ave. and N. Broadway, so named because it was the original home of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. The building was later known as the Free Press Building, and was demolished in 1965.

The Old Insurance Building (WI Historical Society)

The Old Insurance Building (Milwaukee Public Library)

Coordinates (Decimal Format)

43.03898877094536, -87.90826444004703

Location (Addresses)

Old Address: 401-409 Broadway
New Address: 250 E. Wisconsin Ave.

Tag

Louis Sholes, manufacturing

Number

24-CC-0038