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973 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society

Property Record

973 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32

Architecture and History Inventory
973 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32 | Property Record | Wisconsin Historical Society
NAMES
Historic Name:
Other Name:White Brick Motel (Office)
Contributing:
Reference Number:118678
PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):973 SHERIDAN RD/STATE HIGHWAY 32
County:Kenosha
City:
Township/Village:Somers
Unincorporated Community:
Town:2
Range:23
Direction:E
Section:8
Quarter Section:SW
Quarter/Quarter Section:NW
PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:1921
Additions:
Survey Date:19992023
Historic Use:house
Architectural Style:Bungalow
Structural System:
Wall Material:Stucco
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:No
Demolished Date:
NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:Not listed
National Register Listing Date:
State Register Listing Date:
NOTES
Additional Information:OTHER BUILDINGS ON SITE INCLUDE 6 CABINS AND A 1960s MOTEL UNIT. While this structure appears to date to the circa 1930s, the associated hotel was not established until 1948-1952. As a result, the structure likely originally served as a private residence. The structure currently serves as both the proprietor's residence and the motel office. 2023: The White Brick Motel property consists of nine buildings including the office, seven cabins, and a main motel block. The Office is a one-and-one-half-story, side-gabled house constructed in 1921. It has a rectilinear footprint, concrete foundation, and stucco-clad walls. The central entrance bay projects from the façade (east elevation); it is topped by a front-gable roof with returned eaves and approached by a flat roof supported by Tuscan columns. The roof is sheathed in asphalt shingles and the windows are vinyl replacements. There is a set of stairs leading to the second story on the building’s north (side) elevation. See associated resources AHI #118679 and 118680
Bibliographic References:CONSTRUCTION DATE OF CIRCA 1930'S FROM OBSERVATION.
RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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