Property Record
1100 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | THERESA AND JOSEPH MILLER HOUSE |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11097 |
| Location (Address): | 1100 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1893 |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
| Structural System: | Balloon Frame |
| Wall Material: | Cream Brick |
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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, Division of Historic Preservation. ROW OF 4 ROUND ARCHED WINDOWS IN GABLE. ROUND TOWER ON CNR W/DORMER AND STEEPLY PITCHED CONICAL ROOF. IONIC PORCH W/MODILIONED EAVES. Miller was a shoe manufacturer. South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993: "Joseph Miller was one of Racine's earliest and successful industrialists. In 1857 he established J. Miller and Company, which made footwear--including boots for Wisconsin Soldiers during the Civil War. Mr. Miller died in 1905 and his company closed in the 1920s. From the 1920s to 1940s this was the home of George and Maume Wheary. He established the Wheary Trunk Company in 1922. It was a part of Racine's once extensive luggage industry until 1955." "Two homes standing side by side at 1100 and 1110 South Main were built by the Miller family, immigrants from the Rhineland who prospered through the shoe manufacturing business. The corner house was built by Joseph Miller, one-time mayor of Racine, in 1893. Its round turrets reflect the chateauesque style of architecture, borrowed from the French chateau. Other interesting details include heavily designed chimneys, pediments embossed with fleur-de-lys, leaded glass and keyhole windows, and ornate metal grilles. Inside the house, five fireplaces depict fruit and flower themes. The third floor was once used as a ballroom. The house next door, at 1110 Main Street, was built in 1899 by Joseph Miller's son, Henry, for his bride. It is a neo-classic structure incorporating elements of the Roman (Ionic columns), Renaissance (the circular porch), and Georgian (the pediment and third floor front windows) styles. Crane and Barkhausen were architects for the house." Renewing Our Roots: A Guide To Racine, Wisconsin, Central City, Southside, Preservation-Racine, 1977. |
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| Bibliographic References: | ZIMMERMANN, RUSSELL "THE HERITAGE GUIDEBOOK" (HERITAGE BANKS 1976). PRESERVATION RACINE, INC., NEWSLETTER, SUMMER 1995. Racine Landmarks brochure, 2003. Racine Southside Historic District Walking Tour, 1990. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, South Side Historic District Walking Tour Guide, 1993. 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 |