Lamb Boat and Engine Company/Climax Company/ Climax Engine & Pump Company

Lamb Boat and Engine Company/Climax Company/ Climax Engine & Pump Company (Waukesha Clinton Plant of Dresser Industries, Inc.), 1812 South 4th Street; 1901.Some of the brick buildings of the plant date back to the early 20th century. They are generally good examples of typical industrial architecture of the period. Common use of materials, forms, and expression f window openings create a unified setting. Founded by G. E. Lamb, the Lamb Boat and Engine company became the Climax Company in 1916. In 1952, the name was changed to Climax Engine & Pump Company, Division of Eversharp, Inc. It is now Waukesha (a division of Dresser Industries, Inc.).