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1145 MAIN ST

Architecture and History Inventory
1145 MAIN ST | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:F. Lee and Grace D. Norton House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:51532
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):1145 MAIN ST
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1907
Additions:
Survey Date:1994
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Prairie School
Structural System:
Wall Material:Brick
Architect: A. Arthur Guilbert
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name: Southside Historic District
National Register Listing Date:10/18/1977
State Register Listing Date:1/1/1989
National Register Multiple Property Name:
NOTES
Additional Information:Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide: F. Lee and Grace D. Norton lived here from at least 1980-1925. F. Lee Norton was the general manager of the Case Threshing Machine Company. The architect may have been George Maher.
Bibliographic References:(A) Racine County Tax Roll, 1907. (B) Racine City Directories, 1908-1925. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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