Property Record
1643 COLLEGE AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ANNA T. COOLEY HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 10839 |
Location (Address): | 1643 COLLEGE AVE |
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County: | Racine |
City: | Racine |
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Year Built: | 1878 |
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Survey Date: | 1975 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Southside Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 10/18/1977 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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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. BRACKETS UNDER EAVES. ELABORATE MOULDED PEAKED ARCH LINTELS W/LARGE CARVED KEYSTONES. SPINDLEWORK PORCH. South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide: It was built in 1878 for Anna T. Cooley, the widow of Eli R. Cooley. Among those who lived here were James Horlick, one of the founders of the Horlick's Malted Milk Company, S.C. Johnson, and J.I. Case a grandson of the original, who eventually became a vice president of the Case Company. |
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Bibliographic References: | PRESERVATION RACINE, INC. NEWSLETTER, SUMMER 1996. Assessment records. 1878, 1879 city directories. Deeds. "Southside Historic District Walking Tour Guide", 1990. 1879, History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, p. 575. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |