26. Broadway (Louden) Building

607 W. Broadway Avenue (c. 1892) 

Formerly the offices and manufacturing plant of the Louden Machinery Company , this is the key building on the Louden Machinery Company Tour.

Louden Machinery Company headquarters, 1911 postcard.  There is no third floor.

Today the building contains apartments and businesses.  In the 1960's the then-owners of Louden Machinery Company moved out of this building.  Some of the employees savaged old records and correspondence.

The photo taken in 2010 (below) shows a third floor.  The third floor was added sometime after 1911.  That is why the postcard (below) only shows 2 floors.

A brief history of the Louden Machinery Company is in Section One.

Note: Displays of Louden photos and drawings can be seen at the Carnegie Museum.  View the Carnegie Museum website here.  These early photos were discovered in the Smithsonian archives.

For a time Louden was Fairfield's largest employer and sold barn products around the world.  Their overhead crane line continues to be sold today by a subsequent organization.  See current Acco-Louden products produced by Acco Material Handing Systems on their website.

Click here for the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form and photos for this building, which you can download.