Property Record
1680 Douglas Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Frank Uhlir and Co. Groceries |
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| Reference Number: | 228146 |
| Location (Address): | 1680 Douglas Ave |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1895 |
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| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | grocery |
| Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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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 2-story Commercial Vernacular building was constructed c. 1895. As of 1906, this was a grocery store and saloon. Frank Uhlir left for South Dakota shortly after this. It is irregular in plan with brick and composition board walls and a flat roof. The front elevation faces east and is asymmetrical in plan. The first story is clad in composition board siding and contains five new single-pane fixed-sash windows, one new glass door, and one recessed doorway. An asphalt-shingled awning roof spans the width of the eastern elevation. Six 1-over-1 windows are located at the second story, each of which is separated by brick pilasters. Sections of decorative brickwork are located above and below each second-story window. The building is in good condition, but retains a low degree of integrity to the loss of all first story fenestration and wall material. Because of its diminished integrity (specifically, the loss of its character-defining shop windows), the building is not a particularly fine representative of Commercial Vernacular architecture. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |