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610 S MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Badger Building (M. Tidyman Building)

Other Name:

Reference Number:
11072

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Property Location

Location (Address)

610 S MAIN ST

County

Racine

City/Village

Racine

Township

Unincorporated community

Town

Range

Direction

Section

Quarter Section

Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built

1915

Additions

Survey Date

1994

Historic Use

large office building

Architectural Style

Prairie School

Structural System

Wall Material

Brick

Architect

Edmund B. Funston

Other Buildings On Site

Demolished

No

Demolished Date

Additional Comments

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. This building resembles The Edison Shop in Chicago designed by George Elmslie. DESIGNED BY EDMUND B. FUNSTON

Bibliographic References

(A) Susan Karr, Architectural and Historical Survey of the City of Racine (Racine, WI: Landmarks Preservation Commission, 1980), 29. Stone, Fanny S. Racine, Belle City of the Lakes and Racine County, Wisconsin, Vol. 2, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1916, p. 242. HISTORIC 6TH STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name

Badger Building

National Register Listing Date

Dec 03, 1980

State Register Listing Date

Jan 01, 1989

Contributing

large office building Prairie School

Racine
County

Racine
Community

1910-1919
Decade

National and State Register Listing

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