Property Record
211 FRERES AVE
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Vernon and Dorothy Harrass House |
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| Reference Number: | 10948 |
| Location (Address): | 211 FRERES AVE |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1951 |
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| Survey Date: | 1994 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Usonian |
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| Wall Material: | Concrete |
| Architect: | John Randal McDonald |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | Built by Harold Bloch. The Harrass' lived here until at least 1954. Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide: Designed for Vernon Harrass, a manager for the Wisconsin Telephone Company, and his wife Dorothy. |
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| Bibliographic References: | (A) Building Permit No. 36-708, issued 8/23/51. City Hall, racine, Wisconsin. (B) "John Randal McDonald, Architect, Completed Projects, 1950-1960." Archives of the Racine County Historical Society and Museum, Racine, Wisconsin. (C) Racine City Directories, 1951-1954. Preservation Racine News, Spring 2019, Volume 14. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |