Property Record
338-340 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Chauncey Hall Building |
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| Other Name: | Pollock Building |
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| Reference Number: | 11064 |
| Location (Address): | 338-340 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1883 |
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| Survey Date: | 1980 |
| Historic Use: | large retail building |
| Architectural Style: | German Renaissance Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | EDWARD TOWNSEND MIX |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Hall, Chauncey, Building |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 10/10/1980 |
| 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. FLEMISH GABLES, LINTEL AND SILL COURSES OF STONE. CARVED PILASTERS. TERRA COTTA STOREFRONT W/CNR PILASTERS FROM 1929 REMODELING FOR THE POKORNY DRUG STORE. OTHER OCCUPANTS HAVE BEEN A MEN'S CLOTHING STORE (circa 1887), UPHOLSTERER, FOOD CO-OP, DRESS SHOP, AND ARCHITECT'S OFFICE. IN 1994 THE BISTRO RESTAURANT OCCUPIED THE FIRST FLOOR AND DESIGN PARTNERS OCCUPIED THE SECOND. BUILDING ORIGINALLY HAD CHIMNEYS AND DORMERS ON THE FOURTH ST. ELEVATION. Building was known as Chauncey Hall until at least 1889. DESIGNED BY EDWARD TOWNSEND MIX. CHAUNCEY HALL BUILDING IS BEST KNOWN BY OLDER RESIDENTS OF RACINE FOR THE POKORNY DRUG STORE WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THIS CORNER FROM THE LATE 1920s TO MID 1950s. THE THIRD FLOOR WAS ONCE A MEETING HALL WHICH WAS USED BY TH LABOR MOVEMENT IN RACINE DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF THIS CENTURY AND WAS KNOWN AS TRADE COUNCIL HALL. LATER IT WAS USED AS A CLUBROOM BY THE LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE AND THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. |
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| Bibliographic References: | PRESERVATION RACINE, INC. NEWSLETTER SUMMER 1994. Racine Daily Journal 2/1/1883, p. 2. Racine Daily Journal 3/5/1883, p. 2. Assessor's records. 1887 insurance map. Old Main Street Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1990. Racine Landmarks Map Guide, 2003. Renewing Our Roots: A Guide To Racine, Wisconsin, Central City, Southside, Preservation-Racine, 1977. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |