Property Record
400 MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | HUGH GORTON BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | WHEY CHAI RESTAURANT |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 21409 |
| Location (Address): | 400 MAIN ST |
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| County: | Racine |
| City: | Racine |
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| Year Built: | 1848 |
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| Survey Date: | 2000 |
| Historic Use: | small retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Romanesque Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Old Main Street Historic District |
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| National Register Listing Date: | 8/11/1987 |
| State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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| Additional Information: | ROUGH CUT STONE FACADE TOPPED W/ MOULDED AND BRACKETEDEAVES ROUND ARCH 2ND FLR ARCADE W/ KEYSTONES AND ROUND WINDOWSALTERED 1ST FLR FRONTBRICK SIDE WALLS W/ SEGMENTAL ARCH LINTELSORIGINALLY A MILLINERY SHOP & OFFICES DESIGNED BY J.G. CHANDLER WHO MAINTAINED HIS ARCHITECTURAL OFFICES ON THE SECOND FLOOR FROM 1899 TO 1918, WHILE HE WAS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LINUS H. PARK. HUGH GORTON OPERATED A BUTHER SHOP HERE HER FROM THE MID 1870s UNTIL 1899. A HAT SHOP WAS OPERATED HERE BY A SUCCESSION OF OWNERS UNTIL 1939. |
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| Bibliographic References: | OLD MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR GUIDE, 1990 |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |