National Register of Historic Places - Wisconsin (WI), Racine County

Racine County Wisconsin (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Horlick Malted Milk Company Industrial Complex, Root River Parks (Island, Riverside, Cedar Bend, and Washington Parks), Southern Wisconsin Home Historic District and Southside Historic District and Burlington Downtown Historic District.

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

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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

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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

Horlick Malted Milk Company Industrial Complex (added 2020 - - #100004988)

2100-2234 Northwestern Ave., 1450-1500 Summit Ave., Racine

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Area of Significance:

Industry

Melvin Avenue Residential Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000788)

Melvin Ave. generally bounded by Erie 7 N. Main Sts., Racine

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Root River Parks (Island, Riverside, Cedar Bend, and Washington Parks) (added 2025 - - #100011952)

Along the Root River, to the South of Spring Street and to the north of Washington Avenue, Racine

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture

Southern Wisconsin Home Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001394)

Also known as Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

21425 Spring St. , Dover

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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

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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