Property Record
4717 S LATHROP
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Klinkert Race Horse Stables |
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| Reference Number: | 10557 |
| Location (Address): | 4717 S LATHROP |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Mount Pleasant |
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| Town: | 3 |
| Range: | 23 |
| Direction: | E |
| Section: | 31 |
| Quarter Section: | NE |
| Quarter/Quarter Section: | SW |
| Year Built: | 1889 |
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| Additions: | |
| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | barn |
| Architectural Style: | Early Gothic Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Board |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | STICK WORK AND DIAGONAL BOARD SIDING ABOVE. BOARD AND BATTEN. 1ST FLR. Both the Klinkert barn and its accompanying house were built by Ernst Klinkert on land acquired piecemeal between 1888 and 1890 from R. Ben Bones. Klinkert built the Bluegrass style barn for his sulky racing horses. It is believed to be the only barn of its size surviving in the Midwest. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Sampling History: Preservation Racine's Tour of Historic Places, 2012. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |