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4-story office building built in 1858 in Italian Renaissance Revival style for the Racine and Mississippi Railroad. Later housed Racine's first public library, a vaudeville theater, a Turkish bath, and the U.S.'s first vocational school, among other enterprises. 28: Melvin Avenue Residential Historic District: Melvin Avenue Residential Historic ...
The Durand and Hill Block at 246 Main St. was built around 1849. It was designed by Lucas Bradley, Racine's first architect, and may have originally been Greek Revival-styled. But it was damaged in the fire of 1882 and probably restyled as then-modern Italianate when it was repaired.
The Elmendorf house at 1844 S. Wisconsin Avenue is a 2-story cream brick Italianate-styled home designed by Fredrick Graham and probably built about 1860 for Rev. John Elmendorf, a professor of "intellectual philosophy" and English literature at Racine College. In 1891 it was bought by Henry and Emilie Hurlburt, whose company made wagon hardware.
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Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Racine County, Wisconsin" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Adolph Strouf (May 20, 1878 – October 4, 1961) was an American politician and businessman. Born in the town of Gibson, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Strouf farmed in Two Rivers, Wisconsin and was an insurance salesman. He was involved with the telephone company, farm organizations, and the insurance business.
Large home designed by Frank H. Kemp and built in 1902 with the asymmetry and corner towers of Queen Anne style and stucco, bargeboards, and flared eaves perhaps drawn from Chateauesque style. Built for tobacco-magnate Culton. [76] [77] 31: De Jean House: De Jean House: September 13, 1978 : 27 Third St.
The Racine Heritage Museum is a historical museum building and former Carnegie library, located at 701 S. Main St. in downtown Racine, Wisconsin.Designed by John Mauran in the Beaux-Arts style, [1] the building served as the Racine Public Library from 1904 until 1958, and has housed the Racine Heritage Museum since 1963. [2]