Property Record
1705 Douglas Ave
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Reference Number: | 228148 |
| Location (Address): | 1705 Douglas Ave |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1909 |
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| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| 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: | This 2-story Commercial Vernacular building was constructed in 1909. It is irregular in plan with brick and stone veneered walls and a stepped parapet along the front roofline. The first story is clad in stone veneer and contains two single-pane fixed-sash windows and a recessed doorway. The second story contains three 2-over-2 windows with arched brick crowns. A single-pane round window is located in the center of the wall just below the roofline. A date stone is located directly above this. The building is in good condition, but retains a relatively low degree of integrity due to the loss of the shop windows and the covering of the first story with stone veneer. 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. This building has not been previously surveyed. A new AHI record was created. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |