Trico Plant No. 1
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Trico Plant No. 1 is a historic windshield wiper factory
located at Buffalo
in Erie County, New York
. It is an early and significant example of the "Daylight Factory." The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and features curtain walls of metal sash windows and brick spandrels. It was home to Trico Products Corporation
, the first manufacturer of windshield wipers
. In 2007, plans were announced for redevelopment of the historic factory building as part of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
located at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
. It is an early and significant example of the "Daylight Factory." The building is constructed of reinforced concrete and features curtain walls of metal sash windows and brick spandrels. It was home to Trico Products Corporation
Trico
Trico is an American company that specializes in windshield wipers. Trico, then Tri-Continental Corporation, invented the windshield wiper blade in 1917. Its original Trico Plant No. 1 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
, the first manufacturer of windshield wipers
Windscreen wiper
A windscreen wiper or windshield wiper is a device used to remove rain and debris from a windscreen or windshield. Almost all motor vehicles, including trains, aircraft and watercraft, are equipped with such wipers, which are usually a legal requirement.A wiper generally consists of an arm,...
. In 2007, plans were announced for redevelopment of the historic factory building as part of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a consortium of the region’s premier health care, life sciences research, and medical education institutions, all co-located on in downtown Buffalo, New York. The BNMC is dedicated to the cultivation of a world-class medical campus for clinical care,...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001.