National or State Registers Record
Roughly bounded by Water St. and Fifth St., Main Seventh St., and Grand Ave.
National or State Register of Historic Places
| Historic Name: | Historic Sixth Street Business District |
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| Reference Number: | 88000263 |
| Location (Address): | Roughly bounded by Water St. and Fifth St., Main Seventh St., and Grand Ave. |
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| County: | Racine |
| City/Village: | Racine |
| Township: |
| This 12-block district of two- and three-story buildings, constructed between 1848 and 1938, includes the civil war monument in the public square. The 68 historic buildings, representing the growth of Racine, were designed by leading architects in Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, Prairie School, and Art Dace styles. |
| Period of Significance: | 1848-1938 |
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| Area of Significance: | Architecture |
| Area of Significance: | Commerce |
| Applicable Criteria: | Event |
| Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
| Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Business |
| Architectural Style: | Italianate |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
| Resource Type: | District |
| Architect: | Mix,Edward Townsend |
| Architect: | Et al. |
| Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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| Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
| National Register Listing Date: | 03/24/1988 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
| Number of Contributing Buildings: | 59 |
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| Number of Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Contributing Objects: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 1 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
| Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
| National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |