Property Record
712 Russet St
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Alois A. and Lila Ritter House |
|---|---|
| Other Name: | |
| Contributing: | |
| Reference Number: | 229580 |
| Location (Address): | 712 Russet St |
|---|---|
| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
| Township/Village: | |
| Unincorporated Community: | |
| Town: | |
| Range: | |
| Direction: | |
| Section: | |
| Quarter Section: | |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: |
| Year Built: | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 2014 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | English Revival Styles |
| Structural System: | |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | Fred Jorgensen-Builder |
| Other Buildings On Site: | |
| Demolished?: | No |
| Demolished Date: |
| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
|---|---|
| National Register Listing Date: | |
| State Register Listing Date: |
| Additional Information: | 2017- "This excellent example of Tudor Revival architecture has been occupied by expert trunk makers, owners of a local dairy, and Dr. Louis Kurten, who founded Kurten Medical Clinic in Racine. This home displays a prominent gable, an ornamental stone entrance, and unusual concrete roof. The Tudor style was prominent in the 1920s and tour attendees will quickly see why." -"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. |
|---|---|
| Bibliographic References: |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |