Property Record
1222 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 11104 |
| Location (Address): | 1222 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Survey Date: | 1975 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Side Gabled |
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| Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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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: | PHOTO OBSCURED BY TREES This house has undergone several (as many as six) additions since the original portion was built in 1850. Additions were built on to the rear of the house - in 2005 the presentation of the prinicipal facade was similar to its 1850 appearance. The house was built by Magdalence and Henry Engle in 1850 as a worker's cottage. In 1858 the Engles sold it to Horace Norton. Between 1858 and 1892 the house changed hands four more times. In 1892 Julia and W. Frederick Billings bought the house from Mary Buckingham. Between then and 1922 the Billings' borrowed money on the house five times. This may be the period when some of the additions were made to the house. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Preservation Racine Inc. 2005 Tour of Historic Places Guidebook. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |