Property Record
708 Orchard Street
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Louis and Helen Luker House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 229527 |
| Location (Address): | 708 Orchard Street |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1931 |
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| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Louis Henriksen-Builder |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Orchard Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/22/2016 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 5/20/2016 |
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| Additional Information: | 2017- "The steeply-pitched roof, side gables, massive chimneys, and pronounced archers all exhibit the Tudor Revival style in houses that were popular with homebuilders in the early twentieth century. The perfected use of decorative stuco and a front stucco shed dormer makes this hous a real gem. Today it is the residence for former Wisconsin Senator John Lehman and his wife Catherine." -"Tour of Historic Places: Manree Park Neighborhood" pamphlet, Real Racine, preservationracine@gmail.com, 262-634-5748, (2017). 2017- "Three houses were in the Tudor Revival style of the 1930s. These- the Louis and Helen Luker House [AHI#229527], the Alfred and Esther Clausen House [229528], and the Alois and Lila Ritter House [229580]- differ from the Tudor Revival of the late 19th and earl 20th centuries in that many of the distinguishing and decorative features are no longer used. What remains is a preference for masonry or strongly textured brick, a focal porch-doorway with a steeply pointed gable and a shallow-arched door, while the door itself tends to be in heavy, paneled wood. There is a tendency to contrast the two stories in brick and stone, birck and stucco, or brick and wood siding. Windows are often in pairs of multi-paned double-hung units. Gabled dormers are still in use, but shed roofs for dormers and roof extensions are a new feature. Meanwhile, chimneys are moderately sized compared with the older Tudor Revival, although still prominent. It was a delight to examine these more modern Tudor Revivals and let us hope to see more of them on future tours! Two of these houses were architect designed, testifying to their high quality. By 1933, Louis G. Henriksen was one of Racine's foremost architects. He designed the Luker and Clausen houses in a modernized version of a historic style, and the Miller house in a modernized version of another historic style." -"Preservation Racine News", Pippin Michelli, Winter 2017, Volume 10. |
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| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |