24.  Broadway (Louden) Building, c. 1892
607 W. Broadway Avenue

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

Today the building contains a restaurant, business offices and apartments.  Louden-related photographs are in Vivo's bar.

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.

The photo to the right was taken in 2010.  The third floor was added sometime after 1911.

A short history of the Louden Machinery Company is near the end of this Walking Tour website.  For much more information, go to the Fairfield Louden Tour website.

Scroll down to see a Louden Hay Carrier in use, one of Louden's important early products.

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.

Scroll down to see more more photos.

Louden Machinery Company headquarters, 1911 postcard.  A third floor was added sometime after 1911.

The Broadway (Louden) Building in Nov 2010 with the third floor.

Same view in 2003.

The Broadway (Louden) Building from the east.  Nov 2010.

Front entrance of the Broadway (Louden) Building.  Nov 2010.

The Broadway (Louden) Building, the east side.  Sept 2009.

Hay Wagon in use, utilizing a Louden Hay Carrier.