Carrollville (US-WI)
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Carrollville South 5th Avenue and East Lakeside Oak Creek
Landmark Designation: 1981
This historic district in the southeast corner of the old Town of Oak Creek became a center for various industries which would have been offensive and noxious in a more populated area. The first industrial development was the building of the Lakeside Distillery in 1892 by P. R. and John Francis Carroll. Five homes for workers, now demolished, were built next to the distillery which now houses a fertilizer plant. In 1898, the U. S. Glue Company was formed to manufacture glue from the by-products of Milwaukee’s tanneries. This company built fifty-two frame homes on High and Maple Streets for its employees. Other industries in the area included the American Tar Paper Products Company and the Newport Chemical Company. In 1955, the Carrollville area was incorporated into the City of Oak Creek, although a Carrollville post office existed until 1964.
