901 COLLEGE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

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901 COLLEGE AVE

Architecture and History Inventory
901 COLLEGE AVE | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:Howell, Thomas D. and Kathy, House
Other Name:
Contributing: Yes
Reference Number:10787
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):901 COLLEGE AVE
County:Racine
City:Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
Town:
Range:
Direction:
Section:
Quarter Section:
Quarter/Quarter Section:
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1892
Additions:
Survey Date:1975
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Queen Anne
Structural System:
Wall Material:Wood Shingle
Architect: Chandler and Park
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:A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. PALLADIAN WINDOW IN GABLE. 3 STORY BAY/DORMER ON SIDE. BALCONY OVER PORCH. DORIC COLUMNS. GABLETS FLANKING BALCONY GABLE. Map code originally CT #/#; the CT presumably meant city and was stripped off. Thomas was a foreman at the J.I. Case Company. He was brother to Richard B. Howell, one of Racine's most prominent Welsh citizens. Thomas and Kathy remained in the house until the early 1920s. During the 1930s, the house was split into a multi-family residence. In 1978, James and Lindy Metz purchased the house and renovated it.
Bibliographic References:Stone, Fanny S. Racine Belle City of the Lakes. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1916, p. 15. Century Buildings for 2009. Preservation Racine, Inc. newsletter. Summer 2009, Racine, WI.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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