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Property Location
| Location (Address) | 441 S MAIN ST |
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| County | Racine |
| City/Village | Racine |
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Property Features
| Year Built | 1919 |
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| Survey Date | 1980 |
| Historic Use | bank/financial institution |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical/Beaux Arts |
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| Wall Material | Marble |
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| Demolished | No |
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| Additional Comments | In 1871 the first bank to be founded in Racine (1845) merged with another to form the Manufacturer's National. A year later they leased this building and, in 1876, became its owner. Originally a three-story brick, Italianate structure, it was completely refaced in 1919. The present white marble facade, with its carved details, is set on a granite "foundation", and has a pantile roof and cast iron lintels over the first floor windows. RUSTICATED 1ST & 2ND FLR SIDE BAYS. 2 STORY DORIC PILASTERS. MOULDED & DENTILLED & BRACKETED CORNICE TOPPED BY 3RD STORY ATTIC. VAUGHAN & WILLIAMS BLOCK OF 1869 SEVERELY ALTERED TWICE. PRESENT BLDG IS SO DIFFERENT IT IS CONSIDERED A NEW BLDG. Vaughn and Williams was housed here from 1872-1876. Property became Manufacturers' National Bank in 1876. Building remodeled to serve as an office building in 1964/65 by Milton F. LaPour and occupied by his real estate investment firm and other tenants. LaPour purchased the building from Lerner Shops of Michigan. Lerner Shops, an apparel firm, was the building occupant from 1929-1948 after the bank left the building |
| Bibliographic References | Stone, Fanny S. Racine, Belle City of the Lakes and Racine County, Wisconsin, Vol. 1, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1916, pp. 233-234. "LaPour Buys Ex-Bank Bldg. at 5th, Main," The Journal Times (Racine), April 30, 1964 "LaPour Marks Project's End," The Journal Times (Racine), April 11, 1965 "A Pictorial Editorial," The Journal Times (Racine), October 31, 1965 |
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
| National/State Register Listing Name | Old Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date | Aug 11, 1987 |
| State Register Listing Date | Jan 01, 1989 |
| Contributing | Yes |
| Additional Documentation | Dec 10, 2021 |
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Manufacturers Bank Building is Sold
1869 - 1929
A Newspaper clipping on the Manufacturers Bank Building is sold to the N.Y. Company.
