Property Record
2910 MICHIGAN BLVD
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | E. Adrian and Ida L. Silver House |
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Reference Number: | 11178 |
Location (Address): | 2910 MICHIGAN BLVD |
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County: | Racine |
City: | Racine |
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Year Built: | 1947 |
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Additions: | 1959 |
Survey Date: | 20082013 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Usonian |
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Wall Material: | Brick |
Architect: | Edgar Tafel; Hans Geyer-1959 |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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Additional Information: | RIBBON WINDOWS. LAKE ORIENTATION. BUILT BY ROBERT ALBERT. The Silver's lived here at least until 1966. 2008- 2-story, frame, hip roof, irregular plan house with combination of wood and brick veneer. Banded windows on upper and lower levels, some are fixed-over-awning, some are casement. Deep carport with flat roof, brick driveway matches brick in house, integrated planters along facade. 1-story shed roof storage shed at rear of house. Date of construction acquired from city records. Designed for E. Adrian Silver of the Silver Steel Company. Built out of used paving brick from Racine's Main Street. Porches have been enclosed, and a family room was added in the 1959-1960. Carport built in 1947. |
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Bibliographic References: | (A) Building Permit No. 27-968, issued 7/12/47. City Hall, Racine, Wisconsin. (B) Informal Interview with Edgar Tafel, April 1994. (C) Racine City Directories, 1947-1966. Blaustein, George Holt. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, July 1994. Historic Resources Survey, City of Racine. Mead & Hunt, Inc. June 2008. Racine Landmarks Preservation Commission, Racine Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture Tour Guide, 1994. Wisconsin Historic Aerial Image Finder (Roll-Exp : 25-2292), 8/12/1937. Racine County 1956, Racine City, Derr Map Studio 1956 City of Racine Property Tax Assessor’s Records |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |