Property Record

1611 RACINE ST

Architecture and History Inventory

NAMES
Historic Name:	The Steel Shoe Co.
Other Name:
Contributing:
Reference Number:	133244

PROPERTY LOCATION
Location (Address):	1611 RACINE ST
County:	Racine
City:	Racine
Township/Village:
Unincorporated Community:
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Quarter Section:
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PROPERTY FEATURES
Year Built:	1914
Additions:	C. 1920
Survey Date:	2003
Historic Use:	industrial building
Architectural Style:	Astylistic Utilitarian Building
Structural System:
Wall Material:	Brick
Architect:
Other Buildings On Site:
Demolished?:	No
Demolished Date:

NATIONAL AND STATE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
National/State Register Listing Name:	Not listed
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State Register Listing Date:

NOTES
Additional Information:	The Steel Shoe Co. was run by Joseph Kabaker and Nathan Ruthstein. By 1916, it was run solely by Ruthstein and the Wisconsin Machinery Co. was also housed here. The south half of the building was built ca. 1920. Shortly thereafter the shoe company disappeared and the structure remained a machine shop.
Bibliographic References:	City directories. Assessor's records.

RECORD LOCATION
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin

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