NRHP Reference # 01000964 | Added to NRHP 3 September 2001 | |
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Location 909 Menomonee Ave.South Milwaukee, Wisconsin | ||
The Lawson Airplane Company-Continental Faience and Tile Company was located in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and has since been demolished.
History
The Lawson Airplane Company was founded by former Major League Baseball player Alfred Lawson. In 1919 and 1920, the company designed and built the first two US transports, the Lawson C.1 or T-1 and the Lawson C.2 or T-2 in an effort to establish a commercial airline after the war. The last airplane it attempted to build was the Lawson L-4, super airliner, a 56-seat, six engine large biplane. In the process Lawson introduced weather-proof cockpits, dual pilot control, passenger cabins with a center aisle and proposed the first nationwide commercial passenger service.
The property was later purchased by the Continental Faience and Tile Company.