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LOCATION
Address: 535 US Route 6
City: Milford
State: Pennsylvania
Zip Code: 18337
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Office
Status: Built; Demolished

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1978
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Client: Sparkomatic Corporation
Architect: Myron Goldfinger
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Sparkomatic Corporation Headquarters

The project scope is to design a 9,000 ft² (836.1 m²) addition to an existing 3,000 ft² (278.7 m²) office and manufacturing building for the Sparkomatic Corporation.
Founded in 1953, Sparkomatic is a USA-based manufacturer of car audio products. Their primary products are automotive speakers, tape players, radios and other audio accessories. By the mid-1970s the company becomes known for their car audio products and accessories, though they continue to sell other non-audio accessories.
In 1984, the company enters the home audio business with the acquisition of Altec Lansing Consumer Audio.
In 1991, Altec Lansing is the first to design and manufacture a purpose-built multimedia computer speaker and introduces many industry innovations to become the leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of advanced audio solutions for personal computers and emerging technologies.
In 2000 the Altec Lansing and Sparkomatic merge under the Altec Lansing name. The Sparkomatic name is discontinued.