Wisconsin - Racine County - Historic Districts
Racine County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southern Wisconsin Home Historic District and Southside Historic District, Burlington Downtown Historic District, Historic Sixth Street Business District and Northside Historic District of Cream Brick Workers' Cottages.

The famous person Nicholas D. Fratt is associated with one of more of the Racine County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Racine County places including Messmer,Robert A.,& Brother, Industrial Housing Co. of New York and Edward Townsend Mix. Prominent architectural styles found in Racine Country are Italianate, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Art Deco.

Burlington Downtown Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000603)
Roughly bounded by E. Jefferson, N. Pine, E. Washington, E. Chestnut, N. Dodge, Commerce, Mill, and W. Chestnut Sts. , Burlington
Jbarta, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Historic Sixth Street Business District (added 1988 - - #88000263)
Also known as See Also:Hall, Chauncey, Building;Shoop Building;Racine Elks
Roughly bounded by Water St. and Fifth St., Main Seventh St., and Grand Ave. , Racine
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Mix,Edward Townsend
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Italianate, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State, Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Melvin Avenue Residential Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000788)
Melvin Ave. generally bounded by Erie 7 N. Main Sts., Racine
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Northside Historic District of Cream Brick Workers' Cottages (added 1994 - - #94000155)
Roughly bounded by Goold, Erie, English, Main, Yout and Chatham Sts. and Lakeview Community Center , Racine
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Main Street Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000491)
Roughly bounded by Second St., Lake Ave., Fifth St., and Wisconsin Ave. , Racine
Bradwilkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other
Historic Person:
Fratt,Nicholas D.,et al.
Significant Year:
1929, 1940, 1847
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Multiple Dwelling
Orchard Street Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000566)
Racine, Racine
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1929-1952 AD
Racine Rubber Company Homes Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000904)
Also known as Ajax Rubber Company Homes, Rubberville
Roughly bounded by Victory Ave., Republic Ave., Cleveland Ave. and West Boulevard , Racine
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Southern Wisconsin Home Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001394)
Also known as Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled
21425 Spring St. , Dover
Porterhse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Sanatorium
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Sanatorium
Southside Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000147)
Also known as See Also:Historic Sixth Street Business District
Roughly bounded by Lake Michigan, DeKoven Ave., Villa and Eighth Sts. , Racine
Sa magnuson33, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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