Sold by Ford in 1942 to the U.S. Government's Defense Plant Corporation, and leased to the A.O. Smith Company. The western addition was completed in 1945. General Motors AC Spark Plug Division leased the building from 1947 to 1970. The building was acquired by the State of Wisconsin for UWM in 1970, and renovated in 1975. Due to the age and history of the building, it isn't easily feasible to accurately categorize ACM application by specific area.
Some areas have asbestos transite board application.
This area was abandoned, entombed, and is currently a restricted area. Protective clothing and respiratory protection is required when entering this area. The current method of controlling asbestos is a technique known as management of asbestos in place . For more information, please see UWM's Asbestos Management Program web page. The building is sprinklered.