Property Record
610 S MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Badger Building (M. Tidyman Building) |
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| Reference Number: | 11072 |
| Location (Address): | 610 S MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1915 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | large office building |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | EDMUND B. FUNSTON |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Badger Building |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 12/3/1980 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. This building resembles The Edison Shop in Chicago designed by George Elmslie. DESIGNED BY EDMUND B. FUNSTON |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Susan Karr, Architectural and Historical Survey of the City of Racine (Racine, WI: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1980), 29. Stone, Fanny S. Racine, Belle City of the Lakes and Racine County, Wisconsin, Vol. 2, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1916, p. 242. HISTORIC 6TH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |